StanleyNew Brunswick

Most households in Stanley own their home: 95%, more than in both New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Trips to work from Stanley take longer than from New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 37 min on average

The car took 92% of commuters, in line with New Brunswick’s towns (95%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Stanley scores below 88% of Canadian towns for health

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Zone 3 (Fredericton area)

On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 45% very good or excellent, 44% for New Brunswick. The region has more smokers than New Brunswick, 15% of adults to 14%. Lives in the region last 80.1 years on average (2022/2024): 81.9 for women, 78.2 for men. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, near New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and higher than Canadian towns (17%).

Stanley gets a C− for hazard risk

One flood study covers the town, by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Of the homes tested for radon, 17% were over 200 Bq/m³, below New Brunswick’s towns (20%) but above Canadian towns (6.6%). For earthquakes Stanley is middling, $0.038 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Region 3 health region, Stanley included.

Stanley gets a C for safety

No police detachment reports under Stanley’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Measured across the Nackawic detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 82 over 2023–25, above both New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67). Where it is policed, 14.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

Stanley has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

21 km from town is Mactaquac Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 39, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (7) and Canadian towns (4). For a swim, Hayes Bar is the nearest of 5 beaches within 5 km.

July afternoons in Stanley reach 25.9°C (New Brunswick towns 25.1°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

Precipitation totals 1,022 mm a year, below New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) but above Canadian towns (883 mm). Between the last spring frost, 14 May, and the first in autumn, 27 September, lie 135 days. January is the snowiest month, with 64 cm on average. For the wettest month, look to October: 106 mm on average.

An older town: 27% of people in Stanley are 65 or over, more than in both New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

7.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (2.8%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The under-15s are 15% of the population here.

What November brings in Stanley: −3°C at night, 6°C by day

By December, a normal day reaches freezing and a night falls to −10°C. About 13 cm of snow falls in a normal November. November normally sees 97 mm of precipitation. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Fredericton forecast.

Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Tobique—Mactaquac, the riding that includes Stanley

Stanley is a parish by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

Stanley has no public library of its own; the nearest is Nashwaaksis Library, 31 km away

The next is New Brunswick Library of Craft And Design (Fredericton), 33 km away.

Stanley’s one school is Stanley Consolidated School

Elementary school is 3.1 km away at the nearest, above New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.