Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSalisbury’s median sale runs 45% lower than across New Brunswick’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $150,000; the average was $184,000. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021. Assessors valued the median residential property at $101,000 for 2024.
Salisbury’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for New Brunswick’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $184K
- Owners
- 1,200
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $151K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.4×
- Buyers
- 75
- 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).
A detached house in Salisbury is assessed 16% lower than across New Brunswick’s towns
Assessors listed 1,525 residential properties in Salisbury for 2024, 85% 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.
A town of houses: 92% of the homes in Salisbury stand alone (New Brunswick’s towns: 82%)
People lived in 1,350 homes in Salisbury at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Salisbury | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 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.
Salisbury permitted 4.3 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 10.9 of New Brunswick’s towns
From 2019 to 2023, permits in Salisbury created 29 homes, about 6 a year. Single-unit buildings took 97% of them, where New Brunswick’s towns built 64%.
A peak in 2021: 10 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
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.
Salisbury is cheaper than most of New Brunswick’s towns: 20% under their $187,000 median
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.
Salisbury’s neighbours by home value
The places around Salisbury at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | $150K | $184K | 91% | |
| Petitcodiac | $170K | $185K | 76% | 7.6 |
| Salisbury | $180K | $207K | 77% | 9.3 |
| Havelock | $150K | $170K | 92% | 15.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Salisbury
How many households in Salisbury are in core housing need?
In Salisbury, 2% of households are in core housing need, close to the 4% of New Brunswick’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
What is the average house price in Salisbury?
Homes sold for an average $151,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 1.4 times their household income.
Is Salisbury expensive for New Brunswick?
No: Salisbury’s census median is below the $187,000 of New Brunswick’s towns.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).