WestfieldNew Brunswick

Westfield’s health region reports 43% in very good or excellent health, behind the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Lives here run to 79.3 years on average, below New Brunswick’s towns (80.1) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Westfield’s is long: 14 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

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

Summers stay cool in Westfield: July afternoons reach 23.0°C, below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Some 215 cm of snow falls in a typical year, between New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 27 September, lie 128 days. Rain and snow peak in November, at 138 mm. Most of the snow comes in January, about 60 cm.

More households own their home in Westfield than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns: 95%

8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. A year’s rent came to nearly a fifth of the median household income, near New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and lower than Canadian towns (20%). Westfield shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Saint John metro area.

47% of the ground inside Westfield is protected

Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 25, above New Brunswick’s towns (7) and Canadian towns (4) alike. The nearest provincial park, New River Beach Provincial Park, is 8.5 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 21% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. A drive of 79 km reaches Fundy National Park, the nearest national park.

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

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in just over one in ten homes, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (20%) yet higher than Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Westfield as in most places, at $0.031 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Fire reaches the land around Westfield now and then: 1.8% within 25 km since 1986 (0.08% a year), below the high band.

Westfield and its edges hold 9 schools: 8 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade

From the town centre, high school starts 12 km away, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). In French: one of the 9 schools, where in New Brunswick the share is 28%.

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

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Saint John forecast. Then December: 1°C by day, −8°C at night. Snow is normal by November, about 13 cm over the month.

Westfield is split between 2 federal ridings, chiefly Fundy Royal and Saint John—St. Croix

Locally, Westfield is run as a parish.

Westfield has no public library of its own; the nearest is Le Cormoran Library, 12 km away

Violent crime weighs less where Westfield is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 55

No police detachment reports under Westfield’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Grand Bay Westfield detachment area

Its police area recorded 11.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and close to Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 24.7 property crimes are reported each year.

14% of Westfield’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (23%) yet higher than Canadian towns (19%). 1% of residents belong to a visible minority, below New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

Westfield’s oldest designated place, Fort Nerepis, dates from 1659

The lists give 2 historic places here, one in the top tier. The record has a heritage lighthouse. Homes from before 1961 make up 13% of the stock, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%).