Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBuyers in Shippagan pay 92% below the median sale of New Brunswick’s towns
A median of $120,000 and a mean of $136,800: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. Assessors valued the median residential property at $30,000 for 2024.
Shippagan’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. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $137K
- Owners
- 2,010
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $60K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 0.2×
- Buyers
- 120
- 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).
Shippagan’s detached houses are assessed 64% below the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Detached houses account for 89% of the 2,840 properties on Shippagan’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.
Major repairs needed: 10% of the homes in Shippagan, where New Brunswick’s towns have 7%
At the 2021 census, 92% of Shippagan’s 2,250 occupied homes were single-detached houses. 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
| Shippagan | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
Shippagan against New Brunswick’s towns: 36% under 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 Shippagan: Bas-Caraquet
Next to Shippagan: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shippagan | $120K | $137K | 89% | |
| Lamèque | $150K | $159K | 75% | 2.5 |
| Shippagan | $160K | $180K | 68% | 9.4 |
| Bas-Caraquet | $100K | $131K | 81% | 12.8 |
| Caraquet | $120K | $132K | 89% | 15.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Shippagan
What is the average house price in Shippagan?
The average sale was $60,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 0.2 times their income.
Is Shippagan expensive for New Brunswick?
Cheaper than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Shippagan to less.
How many households in Shippagan are in core housing need?
In Shippagan, 3% 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.
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. 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).