SussexNew Brunswick
Population 2,742: a town in New Brunswick. Its census division is Kings.
Is Sussex a good place to live?
A tough set of grades. Sussex grades D overall, better than 8% of Canadian towns, and ranks #54 of 59 in New Brunswick. The weak point is walkability (C−). Health is a weak point (C−). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living and C+ for hazard risk.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Sussex stand out
The 3 things Sussex does most differently from other towns.
How Sussex grades
Each subject compares Sussex with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sussex.
Only 43% of adults around Sussex call their health very good or excellent, below the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Zone 2 (Saint John area)
A child born in the region can expect 79.3 years, below New Brunswick’s towns (80.1) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Sussex’s is long: 7.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sussex | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 43% | 43% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.3 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 13% | 13% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
For safety, Sussex gets a C
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. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 36.2 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Sussex | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 86 | 73 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 36.2 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (the Sussex detachment area)
With 0.5 jobs for each resident in work, most of Sussex commutes out
The average trip to work took 26 min, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sussex | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 26 min | 21 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
More rain and snow fall on Sussex than on 84% of Canadian towns: 1,152 mm a year
Rain and snow peak in January, at 116 mm. Snowfall adds up to 248 cm a year, below New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 66 cm. Between the last spring frost, 20 May, and the first in autumn, 26 September, lie 128 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sussex | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 248 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,152 mm | 1,121 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.7°C | 25.1°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Sussex/Four Corners)
The 6 schools of Sussex: 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
The closest elementary school is 6.1 km away, above both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Secondary school means a trip of 8.5 km at the nearest, above both New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apohaqui Elementary SchoolIn SussexElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Compass-SussexNearest secondary school, 0.3 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Sussex | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8.5 km | 4.5 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 6.1 km | 1.6 km | 0.5 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in New Brunswick: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
Sussex is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB
Shared with the rest of the Region 2 health region: radon tests
Little of the land around Sussex has burned: 0.4% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.01% a year. Radon is higher than usual: 11% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sussex | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 11% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.026 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Sussex in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −2°C
November normally sees 112 mm of precipitation. By December, a normal day reaches 1°C and a night falls to −8°C. About 14 cm of snow falls in a normal November. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Sussex forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −11°C | 311 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −1°C | 280 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 3°C | 335 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Sussex/Four Corners); the forecast is on the Weather page
Sussex’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.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Sussex is Sussex Public Library, 7.4 km away
The next is Betty Thibodeau Library (Saint Martins), 34 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Sussex is 20 km from Fundy National Park
OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km. 3.6 km out lies the largest, 4004800, at 1,272 ha. Within 10 km, 2.1% of the land is protected, below both New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). For a provincial park, Cape Chignecto Provincial Park lies 42 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sussex | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.1% | 6% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
14% of Sussex’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
Visible minorities make up 0.8% of the population, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%). The under-15s are 17% of the population here. Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.4% of Sussex
The 2021 census counted 1,300 women and 1,280 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Sussex | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 46% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
For cost of living, Sussex gets a B−
Owners make up 88% of households. 10% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, between New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sussex | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 9% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 88% | 86% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Agricultural Museum of N.B. Inc. and 2 more in and around Sussex
What there is to see in Sussex and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Everything we know about Sussex
Famous people from around Sussex
2 notable people were born in Sussex; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Frank McKenna: Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Wallenda, Public domain · Christian Meier: Barcex, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Melanie Robillard: Brian Holsclaw, CC BY 2.0 · William Pugsley: Photographer: Erb, Isaac & Son., Public domain · Alfred Augustus Stockton: Montreal Perrault Print. Co, Public domain
Sussex’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex | 2,742 | — | D | B− | C | C− |
| Sussex Corner | 1,532 | 7 | — | B− | C | C |
| Sussex | 4,994 | 7.8 | D | C | C | C |
| Studholm | 3,668 | 12 | C− | A− | C | C− |
| Norton | 1,551 | 16 | — | A− | A | D |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sussex
What kind of homes are in Sussex?
Mostly 86% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.4 people on average, and 25% have just one.
Do people in Sussex speak French?
Many do: 14% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0% speak French only.
Is Sussex growing?
It grew from 2,516 people in 2016 to 2,579 in 2021, up 2.5%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,742.
About Sussex
Town in New Brunswick
TownRatings counts Sussex as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in New Brunswick; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,742 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Kings
- Census subdivision
- 1305021
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).