SalisburyNew Brunswick

Salisbury has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work

Commutes averaged 26 min, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min).

Radon is Salisbury’s main hazard: 20% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Wildfire is rare near Salisbury: 1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.02% a year. Flood mapping exists: a study by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Salisbury doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Region 1 health region.

Salisbury’s grade for safety: a C

No police detachment reports under Salisbury’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Sussex detachment area

The index for the force that serves it came to 86, above New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67) alike. The force’s area logs 16.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 36.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Fewer adults feel healthy around Salisbury: 43% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)

Shared with the rest of the Zone 1 (Moncton area): health survey and life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 81.5 years, above New Brunswick’s towns (80.1) and close to Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is rarer than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. What sets Salisbury apart within its region is distance: 29 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 31% of residents.

Most households in Salisbury own their home: 91%, more than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, close to New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and below Canadian towns (20%).

Wet weather: 1,203 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Salisbury, more than on 89% of Canadian towns

For the wettest month, look to October: 124 mm on average. Snow totals 310 cm over the year, near New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 135 frost-free days, from 19 May to 2 October. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in January, about 74 cm.

Protected land around Salisbury beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The nearest provincial park, Cape Chignecto Provincial Park, is 51 km away. Fundy National Park is the closest national park, 21 km from town. 16 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. 12% of the town lies within a protected area.

Salisbury and its edges hold 5 schools: 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade

Young children have 8.1 km to the nearest elementary school, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Expect November days around 6°C in Salisbury, nights around −2°C

ECCC’s forecast for Moncton is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at freezing by day and −9°C by night. A normal November brings 109 mm of rain and snow. The year peaks in July (25°C) and bottoms out in January (−13°C).

Rob Moore (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Fundy Royal, the riding that includes Salisbury

The Liberal Party of Canada has 6 of the 10 MPs elected in New Brunswick.

No public library stands in Salisbury: the closest, Petitcodiac Public Library, is 8.2 km away

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in New Brunswick, so this page has none for Salisbury.

16% of Salisbury’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Immigrants make up 2.7% of residents, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Over-65s are 21% of the population. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.