Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA home in Southampton sells for 42% 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 $169,000. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $68,900.
Three ways to price a home in Southampton
Three sources, each set against New Brunswick’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $169K
- Owners
- 555
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $166K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.1×
- Buyers
- 50
- 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).
Southampton’s detached houses are assessed 38% below the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Detached houses account for 86% of the 795 properties on Southampton’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: 11% of the homes in Southampton, where New Brunswick’s towns have 7%
645 occupied homes stood in Southampton in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 92% of them. 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
| Southampton | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 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.
5.3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Southampton: fewer than New Brunswick’s towns (10.9)
From 2019 to 2023, permits in Southampton created 17 homes, about 3 a year. 100% were single-unit buildings, beside 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
Most in 2023: 7 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.
Southampton against New Brunswick’s towns: 20% 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 Southampton: Nackawic
Next to Southampton: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | $150K | $169K | 88% | |
| Nackawic | $125K | $148K | 77% | 7.6 |
| Northampton | $200K | $228K | 75% | 17.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Southampton
What is the average house price in Southampton?
Buyers paid $166,000 on average in 2023, or 1.1 years of their income at the median.
How many households in Southampton are in core housing need?
In Southampton, 6% 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.
Is Southampton expensive for New Brunswick?
On census values, Southampton sits among the cheaper of New Brunswick’s towns (median $187,000).
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).