Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOwners in Saint Marys value their homes 25% above the median of New Brunswick’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $234,000, where New Brunswick’s towns sit at $187,000. Sales are published too: 150 buyers in 2023, at a median $311,000. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $161,000.
Saint Marys’s homes, by three sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against New Brunswick’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $243K
- Owners
- 1,830
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $290K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.1×
- Buyers
- 150
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $239K
all residential
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $140K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Saint Marys’s detached houses are assessed 25% above the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Detached houses account for 84% of the 2,095 properties on Saint Marys’s 2024 roll.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of New Brunswick’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
How Saint Marys’s homes break down, by age and kind
Saint Marys had 1,955 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 82% of them single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Saint Marys | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 4% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Saint Marys permitted 15.5 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 10.9 of New Brunswick’s towns
From 2019 to 2023, permits in Saint Marys created 152 homes, about 30 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 99% in single-unit buildings (New Brunswick’s towns: 64%).
Most in 2022: 40 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 27%: 1,740 new homes in the year to August 2026
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021. · Data for monthly permits covers the Fredericton metro area
Saint Marys is 25% above the $187,000 median of New Brunswick’s towns
60 of New Brunswick’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Saint Marys: Maugerville
Next to Saint Marys: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Marys | $234K | $243K | 94% | |
| Devon 30 | – | – | 6% | 10.8 |
| Fredericton | $250K | $274K | 57% | 13.3 |
| Maugerville | $200K | $214K | 92% | 14.7 |
| Douglas | $224K | $254K | 93% | 18.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Saint Marys
Is Saint Marys expensive for New Brunswick?
More than most: New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $187,000, and Saint Marys sits above it.
How many households in Saint Marys are in core housing need?
In line with New Brunswick’s towns (4%): 5% in Saint Marys, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
What is the average house price in Saint Marys?
An average of $290,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2.1 times the buyer’s income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).