Sussex CornerNew Brunswick

Sussex Corner is graded a C for safety

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Sussex Corner itself

The index for the force that serves it came to 86, above New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Where it is policed, 16.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. What’s more, its police area records 36.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Sussex Corner shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Sussex detachment area.

Only 43% of adults around Sussex Corner call their health very good or excellent, below the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Health survey and life expectancy for the Zone 2 (Saint John area)

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 79.3, women 81.1 and men 77.3 (2022/2024). The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 21% of adults, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). For Sussex Corner itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.9 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

A flood study covers Sussex Corner: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB

Shared with the rest of the Region 2 health region: radon tests

More homes than usual carry radon here, 11% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Fire seldom reaches Sussex Corner: since 1986, 0.5% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.01% a year).

More rain and snow fall on Sussex Corner than on 84% of Canadian towns: 1,152 mm a year

Most of the snow comes in January, about 66 cm. January is the wettest month, with 116 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal winter brings 248 cm of snow, below New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). Frost usually lifts by 20 May and returns around 26 September: 128 days without it.

Sussex Corner is older than 85% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50

Both official languages: 15% of residents, between New Brunswick’s towns (27%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). 3.1% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both New Brunswick’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

The 4 schools of Sussex Corner: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Expect November days around 7°C in Sussex Corner, nights around −2°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Sussex forecast, on the Weather page. A typical November adds 14 cm of snow. Into December, the normals move to 1°C and −8°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 112 mm.

Sussex Corner’s MP is Rob Moore (Conservative Party of Canada), for Fundy Royal

Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Sussex Corner is Sussex Regional Library, 1.7 km away

The next is Petitcodiac Public Library (Petitcodiac), 34 km away.

Within 23 km of Sussex Corner: Fundy National Park

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 52 km. The largest named area nearby is 4039000, 200 ha, 7.9 km away. The protected share within 10 km is 1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. 5 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.

Commuters in Sussex Corner have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

The car carried 98% of commuters at the census.

Shelter costs push only 7% of Sussex Corner’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town

Home ownership covers 84% of households. Rent took nearly a fifth of household income, near both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).