UphamNew Brunswick

Commuters in Upham travel further than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, 37 min on average

97% of commuters drove to work at the census.

Upham scores below 91% of Canadian towns for health

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Zone 2 (Saint John area)

The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Upham live 29 km from a hospital on average, and 39% of them more than 30 km. On average 21% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 43%; New Brunswick as a whole is at 44%. Life expectancy in the region is 79.3 years (81.1 for women, 77.3 for men, 2022/2024).

Crime runs lighter where Upham is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 38

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

The violent index for its police area came to 36, below both New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). Across its police area, there are 15.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, 7.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

Upham has cooler summers than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.0°C

Precipitation totals 1,271 mm a year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). A normal January brings 60 cm of snow, the most of any month. The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 27 September, 128 days. For the wettest month, look to November: 138 mm on average.

The nearest high school to Upham is 13 km away

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 6.2 km off, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

What November brings in Upham: −2°C at night, 7°C by day

Snowfall in a normal November: 13 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 138 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of 1°C and lows of −8°C. Also worth knowing: the forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Quispamsis.

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

6 of the 10 MPs from New Brunswick belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Upham has no public library of its own; the nearest is Betty Thibodeau Library, 20 km away

The next is Kennebecasis Public Library (Quispamsis), 25 km away.

Hazards in Upham: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 11% of tested homes

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Upham as in most places, at $0.024 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Burn scars are few around Upham, with 0.4% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.01% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Region 2 health region, Upham included.

Within 36 km of Upham: Fundy National Park

For a provincial park, Cape Chignecto Provincial Park lies 50 km off. The largest is Saddleback Brook: 812 ha, 6.7 km from the edge of town. CPCAD lists 18 protected areas within 10 km. Within 10 km of the town, 4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.

Most households in Upham own their home: 93%, more than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Saint John metro area

Rent took 22% of household income, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).

A town of families: 18% of people in Upham are under 15, more than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

0.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents.