Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBuyers in Southesk pay 29% below the median sale of New Brunswick’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $160,000, the average one $170,000. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $63,800.
Three ways to price a home in Southesk
Three sources, each set against New Brunswick’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $170K
- Owners
- 660
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $156K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.6×
- Buyers
- 45
- 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 Southesk is assessed 44% lower than across New Brunswick’s towns
Assessors listed 880 residential properties in Southesk for 2024, 86% 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.
Single-detached houses are 92% of Southesk’s homes, against 82% for New Brunswick’s towns
People lived in 720 homes in Southesk at the 2021 census. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Southesk | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 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.
Southesk against New Brunswick’s towns: 14% 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 Southesk: Northesk, Nelson and Blackville
The places around Southesk at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southesk | $160K | $170K | 92% | |
| Northesk | $150K | $170K | 91% | 6.4 |
| Nelson | $150K | $170K | 91% | 10.9 |
| Blackville | $100K | $121K | 94% | 15.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Southesk
How many households in Southesk are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 2% of Southesk’s households in core housing need, much as for New Brunswick’s towns (4%).
What is the average house price in Southesk?
An average of $156,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2.6 times the buyer’s income.
Is Southesk expensive for New Brunswick?
No: Southesk’s census median is below the $187,000 of New Brunswick’s towns.
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. 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).