A home in Saint Stephen sells for 49% less than in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $150,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $163,200. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $76,000.
Three ways to price a home in Saint Stephen
Three sources, each set against New Brunswick’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $163K
- Owners
- 655
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $152K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.3×
- Buyers
- 20
- 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 Stephen’s detached houses are assessed 33% below the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Assessors listed 800 residential properties in Saint Stephen for 2024, 78% of them detached houses.
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.
Major repairs needed: 12% of the homes in Saint Stephen, where New Brunswick’s towns have 7%
The 2021 census counted 705 occupied homes in Saint Stephen; 83% of them are 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 Stephen | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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 Stephen is cheaper than most of New Brunswick’s towns: 20% under their $187,000 median
The census values of New Brunswick’s towns, 60 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Saint Stephen: Saint James
The places around Saint Stephen at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Stephen | $150K | $163K | 94% | |
| St. Stephen | $150K | $163K | 60% | 4.8 |
| Saint David | $150K | $177K | 90% | 5 |
| Saint James | $116K | $154K | 94% | 9.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Saint Stephen
What is the average house price in Saint Stephen?
Homes sold for an average $152,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 1.3 times their household income.
How many households in Saint Stephen are in core housing need?
About as many as elsewhere: 6% of households in Saint Stephen, where New Brunswick’s towns sit at 4%.
Is Saint Stephen expensive for New Brunswick?
Cheaper than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Saint Stephen to less.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).