WoodstockNew Brunswick
Home to 6,260 people, this town lies in New Brunswick. It grew by 6% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses.
Is Woodstock a good place to live?
The data are hard on it. Crime runs high (D). Its strongest subject is walkability (B). Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking #57 of 59 in New Brunswick. Set against the rest, it does better than 5% of Canadian towns.
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. 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 Woodstock stand out
The 3 things Woodstock does most differently from other towns.
How Woodstock grades
Each subject compares Woodstock 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 Woodstock.
Violent crime weighs more on Woodstock than on New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 132
Violence accounts for 24.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 58 per 1,000 residents a year, above New Brunswick’s towns (30.9) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Woodstock | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 58 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 24.8 | 14.9 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 132 | 82 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Woodstock’s health region reports 45% in very good or excellent health, behind the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Zone 3 (Fredericton area)
Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 15 km away, above both New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 80.1, women 81.9 and men 78.2 (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Woodstock | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 45% | 43% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.1 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Radon is Woodstock’s main hazard: 17% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline
Shaking is about as much of a worry in Woodstock as in most places, at $0.038 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Woodstock is on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Region 3 health region, Woodstock included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Woodstock | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 17% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.038 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Fewer households own their home in Woodstock than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns: 56%
Rent took 23% of household income, above both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (9%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Woodstock | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 56% | 86% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 9% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Woodstock has colder winters than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −15.3°C
Frosty days number 180 in a normal year, above New Brunswick’s towns (170) and Canadian towns (159) alike. The frost-free season runs from 18 May to 22 September, 126 days. For the wettest month, look to December: 115 mm on average. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in January, about 69 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Woodstock | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 292 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,161 mm | 1,121 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 180 | 170 | 159 |
| January night low | −15.3°C | −13.3°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Woodstock/Newbridge)
Commuters in Woodstock have a short way to work, 17 min on average, less than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Woodstock | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 17 min | 21 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
In and around Woodstock, 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meduxnekeag Consolidated SchoolIn WoodstockElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Woodstock High SchoolIn WoodstockSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in New Brunswick: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
Woodstock in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −3°C
A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −10°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 101 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −15°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Woodstock.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 301 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 268 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 12°C | 292 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 2°C | 300 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Woodstock/Newbridge); the forecast is on the Weather page
Tobique—Mactaquac, which takes in Woodstock, is held by Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada)
6 of the 10 MPs from New Brunswick belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Woodstock has one public library, L. P. Fisher Public Library
It stands 0.6 km from the centre of Woodstock.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Mactaquac Provincial Park, 53 km away, is the closest provincial park to Woodstock
1.5% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 6.6 km out lies the largest, 4048500, at 182 ha. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Woodstock | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.5% | 6% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Woodstock skews older, with 25% of residents 65 or over, more than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns
12% speak both English and French, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (27%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here.
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 52.0% of Woodstock
Women numbered 2,885 and men 2,665 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Woodstock | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 51% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
4 historic places in Woodstock, one of them a top designation
Among the places are 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and a provincial or municipal listing. Its oldest building on the record is Connell House, from 1839. At the 2021 census, 35% of homes dated from before 1961, above New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Connell House 1839
- Armoury 1904
- Government of Canada Building 1955
- L. P. Fisher Public Library 1914
| Heritage | Woodstock | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 35% | 18% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Woodstock
Famous people from Woodstock
27 notable people were born in Woodstock.
Photo credits
Blaine Higgs: New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick, Public domain · Myles Goodwyn: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Black: Unknown author, Public domain · James Kidd Flemming: Unknown author, Public domain · Minnie Bell Sharp: Unknown author, Public domain · Gary Burrill: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thegrantyouknow/, CC BY 2.0
Woodstock’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Woodstock
Do people in Woodstock speak French?
English and French are both spoken by 12% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0.2%.
Who are the people of Woodstock?
At the 2021 census, 8% were immigrants and 9% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 4% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Has Woodstock grown?
It grew from 5,228 people in 2016 to 5,553 in 2021, up 6.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 6,260.
About Woodstock
Town in New Brunswick
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Woodstock is one municipality in New Brunswick, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,260 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Carleton
- Census subdivision
- 1311006
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).