Saint JamesNew Brunswick

More households own their home in Saint James than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns: 94%

5% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Crime runs heavier where Saint James is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 144

No police detachment reports under Saint James’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

Where it is policed, 25.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Property crime in its police area ran at 60.2 per 1,000 residents a year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (30.9) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Health in Saint James trails 86% of Canadian towns

Health survey and life expectancy for the Zone 2 (Saint John area)

About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across New Brunswick, 43% against 44%. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average just over a fifth of adults, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 79.3, with women at 81.1 and men at 77.3. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint James’ is long: 19 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Saint James has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.1 for each

100% of commuters drove, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (95%) and Canadian towns (89%). Workers spend 28 min getting to work, on average.

Wildfire low, radon 11%: how Saint James stands on hazards

Source area for radon tests: the Region 2 health region

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.12 for each $1,000 of buildings, above New Brunswick’s towns ($0.036) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Wildfire is rare near Saint James: 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.004% a year. No flood study for Saint James is on the national inventory.

More of the land around Saint James is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 27, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (7) and Canadian towns (4). 9.3 km out lies the largest, Spednic Lake, at 25,784 ha. Some protected land is inside the town: a quarter of its area. A provincial park, New River Beach Provincial Park, lies 54 km away.

The nearest high school to Saint James is 13 km away

Young children have 14 km to the nearest elementary school, above both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Children make up only 11% of Saint James, fewer than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

26% of residents are 65 or over, above both New Brunswick’s towns (23%) and Canadian towns (19%). Both official languages: 5.4% of residents, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (27%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

Saint James is wetter than four in five Canadian towns: 1,125 mm of rain and snow a year

A normal October brings 120 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Some 241 cm of snow falls in a typical year, below New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). Snow peaks in January: 64 cm in a normal year.

Saint James in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −3°C

December follows at 1°C by day and −9°C by night. Expect about 103 mm of rain and snow over November. Snowfall in a normal November: 13 cm. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−14°C).

Saint James’ MP is John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada), for Saint John—St. Croix

In the census’s list of municipalities, Saint James is a parish.

No public library stands in Saint James: the closest, St. Croix Public Library, is 14 km away

After it comes Saint Croix Public Library (St.

An older town: 32% of Saint James’s homes predate 1961