Saint GeorgeNew Brunswick
The population grew 7% between 2016 and 2021. Some 2,675 people live in this town, in New Brunswick.
Is Saint George a good place to live?
Several subjects drag its grade down. The weak point is health (D). Getting around depends on the car (D). Its strongest is cost of living (B). All told, that adds up to a D overall and a rank of #56 of 59 in New Brunswick. It comes out better than 5% of Canadian towns.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Saint George grades
Each subject compares Saint George with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Saint George stand out
The 3 things Saint George does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint George.
On health, Saint George falls short of 92% of Canadian towns
A child born in the region can expect 79.3 years, below both New Brunswick’s towns (80.1) and Canadian towns (81.5). On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 43% very good or excellent, 44% for New Brunswick. Closer to home, a hospital is 35 km from the average resident of Saint George, and 100% live more than 30 km away.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint George | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 43% | 43% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.3 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 13% | 13% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Zone 2 (Saint John area)
Saint George is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Region 2 health region
Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.11 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. More homes than usual carry radon here, 11% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Little of the land around Saint George has burned: 0.5% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.01% a year.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint George | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 11% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.11 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
The police who cover Saint George record more serious crime than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 88
Measured across the St George detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Violent incidents in its police area came to 17.7 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). The violent index for its police area came to 106, above New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint George | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 88 | 73 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 17.7 | 14.9 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 106 | 82 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Saint George has cooler summers than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 19.9°C
Winter lows average −9.5°C in January, above both New Brunswick’s towns (−13.3°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Most of the snow comes in January, about 60 cm. Also worth knowing: between the last spring frost, 4 May, and the first in autumn, 17 October, lie 165 days. The most precipitation falls in October: 120 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint George | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 19.9°C | 25.1°C | 25.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 215 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| Days with frost a year | 135 | 170 | 159 |
| January night low | −9.5°C | −13.3°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Point Lepreau)
A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Saint George than in 69% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 25 min, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) yet lower than Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint George | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 min | 21 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Saint George is a town of owners: 92% of households own their home, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 4% of households, below New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took a fifth of household income, in line with New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint George | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 4% | 9% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 92% | 86% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
23 beaches lie within 5 km of Saint George
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The closest provincial park is New River Beach Provincial Park, 17 km from the edge of town. Within 10 km are 28 protected areas. In addition, the protected share within 10 km is 7.2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint George | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.2% | 6% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
A normal November in Saint George runs from 1°C to 8°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Saint Andrews forecast. About 13 cm of snow falls in a normal November. November normally sees 103 mm of precipitation. By December, a normal day reaches 3°C and a night falls to −5°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 1°C | −8°C | 263 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | 0°C | 289 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 250 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 322 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Point Lepreau); the forecast is on the Weather page
John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Saint George in Ottawa as MP for Saint John—St. Croix
The Liberal Party of Canada has 6 of the 10 MPs elected in New Brunswick.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint George has no public library of its own; the nearest is Ross Memorial Library, 16 km away
Without open library statistics in New Brunswick, the page names Saint George’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
In and around Saint George, 5 schools: 3 elementary schools and 2 schools for every grade
Teenagers have 6.7 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Elementary school is 2.6 km away at the nearest, above New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back Bay Elementary SchoolIn Saint GeorgeElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Campobello Island Consolidated SchoolIn Saint GeorgeAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint George | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 6.7 km | 4.5 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 2.6 km | 1.6 km | 0.5 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Why no schools grade in New Brunswick? The province publishes no results school by school.
7.8% of Saint George’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (23%) yet higher than Canadian towns (19%). Children are 15% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.0% of Saint George
Here the census found 1,245 women and 1,245 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Saint George | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 48% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Everything we know about Saint George
Famous people from around Saint George
No notable person born in Saint George is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
About Saint George
Town in New Brunswick
TownRatings counts Saint George as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in New Brunswick; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,675 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Charlotte
- Census subdivision
- 1302016
Saint George’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint George | 2,675 | — | D | B | C | D |
| St. George | 1,757 | 7.3 | — | B− | C | D |
| Pennfield | 2,309 | 9.8 | — | B+ | C | D |
| Saint Andrews | 2,167 | 16 | — | C− | C+ | D |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint George
What kind of homes are in Saint George?
Single-detached houses make up 90% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 23% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.
Who are the people of Saint George?
At the 2021 census, 6% were immigrants and 4% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 3% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Do people in Saint George speak French?
Many do: 8% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0% speak French only.
Has Saint George grown?
It added people: 2,341 in 2016, 2,495 in 2021, 6.6% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,675.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).