Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Buyers in Wellington pay 35% below the median sale of New Brunswick’s towns
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $160,000; averaged, their homes came to $196,600. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. Assessors valued the median residential property at $86,100 for 2024.
What Wellington’s homes are worth, three ways
Three sources, each set against New Brunswick’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $197K
- Owners
- 1,355
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $173K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.4×
- Buyers
- 100
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Wellington’s houses sit 21% below New Brunswick’s towns
Detached houses account for 87% of the 1,780 properties on Wellington’s 2024 roll.
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.
A town of houses: 92% of the homes in Wellington stand alone (New Brunswick’s towns: 82%)
Wellington had 1,455 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Wellington | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
6.2 new homes a year per 1,000 in Wellington: fewer than New Brunswick’s towns (10.9)
From 2018 to 2022, permits in Wellington created 44 homes, about 9 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 100% in single-unit buildings (New Brunswick’s towns: 64%).
Most in 2022: 15 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.
Wellington is cheaper than most of New Brunswick’s towns: 14% under their $187,000 median
The census values of New Brunswick’s towns, 60 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Wellington’s neighbours by home value
Next to Wellington: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | $160K | $197K | 94% | |
| Bouctouche | $196K | $224K | 62% | 3.6 |
| Saint Mary | $174K | $208K | 90% | 13.9 |
| Richibucto | $180K | $209K | 92% | 14.7 |
| Saint-Antoine | $200K | $223K | 69% | 15.2 |
| Cocagne | $200K | $225K | 86% | 16.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Wellington
What is the average house price in Wellington?
The average sale was $173,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 1.4 times their income.
Is Wellington expensive for New Brunswick?
On census values, Wellington sits among the cheaper of New Brunswick’s towns (median $187,000).
How many households in Wellington are in core housing need?
4% of Wellington’s households, near the 4% of New Brunswick’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).