Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Before 1961 is when 56% of St. Stephen’s homes went up, beside 18% for New Brunswick’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $150,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $162,800. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. The median sale in 2023 was $190,000, across 115 buyers.
St. Stephen’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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $163K
- Owners
- 1,250
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $210K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.3×
- Buyers
- 115
- 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 St. Stephen carry assessments 27% under the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
Assessors listed 1,600 residential properties in St. Stephen for 2024, 84% 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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 11% in St. Stephen (New Brunswick’s towns: 7%)
2,075 occupied homes stood in St. Stephen in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 62% of them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| St. Stephen | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 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.
St. Stephen permitted 8.6 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 10.9 of New Brunswick’s towns
Building permits added 75 homes in St. Stephen between 2018 and 2022: some 15 a year. 30% were single-unit buildings and the rest multi-unit ones, against 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
The busiest year: 2019, with 53 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.
St. Stephen is cheaper than most of New Brunswick’s towns: 20% under their $187,000 median
60 of New Brunswick’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near St. Stephen: Saint James
Next to St. Stephen: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephen | $150K | $163K | 60% | |
| Saint Stephen | $150K | $163K | 94% | 4.8 |
| Saint David | $150K | $177K | 90% | 7.3 |
| Saint James | $116K | $154K | 94% | 14.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in St. Stephen
How many households in St. Stephen are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 7% of St. Stephen’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 4% of New Brunswick’s towns.
Is St. Stephen expensive for New Brunswick?
No: St. Stephen’s census median is below the $187,000 of New Brunswick’s towns.
What is the average house price in St. Stephen?
Homes sold for an average $210,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 2.3 times their household income.
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).