Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA home in Springfield sells for 69% less than in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
The middle home was worth $200,000 at the 2021 census, the average $223,000. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $99,800.
Three ways to price a home in Springfield
Every figure here is compared within the province, against New Brunswick’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $223K
- Owners
- 605
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $137K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 0.8×
- Buyers
- 40
- 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).
Houses in Springfield carry assessments 14% under the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
Detached houses account for 88% of the 890 properties on Springfield’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.
A town of houses: 92% of the homes in Springfield stand alone (New Brunswick’s towns: 82%)
The 2021 census counted 655 occupied homes in Springfield. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Springfield | 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 | 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.
Building at the pace of New Brunswick’s towns: 9.9 new homes a year per 1,000 in Springfield, against 10.9
Some 7 homes a year: 26 in all were permitted in Springfield from 2019 to 2022. Most were houses: 100% went into single-unit buildings, against 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
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.
Springfield sits close to the $187,000 median of New Brunswick’s towns
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 Springfield: Norton
The places around Springfield at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | $200K | $223K | 95% | |
| Norton | $164K | $187K | 91% | 10.4 |
| Norton | $200K | $208K | 93% | 16.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Springfield
What is the average house price in Springfield?
The average sale was $137,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 0.8 times their income.
How many households in Springfield are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 6% of Springfield’s households in core housing need, much as for New Brunswick’s towns (4%).
Is Springfield expensive for New Brunswick?
On census values, Springfield sits mid-table among New Brunswick’s towns (median $187,000).
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
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).