Photo: Marek Koudelka · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes in Salisbury sell for 37% more than the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $180,000; averaged, their homes came to $207,200. Assessors valued the median residential property at $202,000 for 2024. Salisbury permitted around 8 new homes a year over 2018–2023.
Three ways to price a home in Salisbury
Every figure here is compared within the province, against New Brunswick’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $207K
- Owners
- 750
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $300K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3×
- Buyers
- 65
- 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).
Salisbury’s detached houses are assessed 20% above the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Of Salisbury’s 805 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 91% are 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.
Salisbury’s homes: when they went up and what they are
Of the 970 homes people lived in across Salisbury at the 2021 census, 75% were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Salisbury | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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.
Building behind New Brunswick’s towns: 8.7 new homes a year per 1,000 in Salisbury, against 10.9
Most were houses: 91% went into single-unit buildings, against 64% for New Brunswick’s towns. Figures for monthly permits are published for the Moncton metro area as a whole, not for Salisbury alone.
A peak in 2023: 21 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 4%: 2,699 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.
Salisbury against New Brunswick’s towns: about level with the $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 Salisbury: Salisbury and Petitcodiac
Next to Salisbury: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | $180K | $207K | 77% | |
| Salisbury | $150K | $184K | 91% | 9.3 |
| Petitcodiac | $170K | $185K | 76% | 13.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Salisbury
How many households in Salisbury are in core housing need?
More than most: 7% of households in Salisbury, where New Brunswick’s towns sit at 4%.
What is the average house price in Salisbury?
An average of $300,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 3 times the buyer’s income.
Is Salisbury expensive for New Brunswick?
Salisbury is close to the norm for New Brunswick’s towns, whose median home is worth $187,000.
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).