REGIONAL GROWTH DASHBOARD
AVERAGE SINGLE FAMILY HOME PRICE
$329,789
$53,692
2021: $270,097
2019: $196,700
Canadian Real Estate Association, March 2022
OFFICE VACANCY RATE
18.38%
1.08%
2020: 17.3%
2019: 18.3%
Source: Turner Drake & Partners, Ltd., Dec 2021
BUILDING PERMIT VALUES
$139.8 million
$3.1 million
2020: $136.7 million
2019: $117.9 million
Source: Statistics Canada, August YTD 2022
HOUSING STARTS – SINGLE FAMILY
YEAR TO DATE: AUGUST 2022
185
5
2021: 190
2020: 3
Source: CMHC, October 2022
HOUSING STARTS – MULTI-FAMILY
YEAR TO DATE: AUGUST 2022
192
56
2021: 136
2020: 230
Source: CMHC, October 2022
PORT CARGO (TONNES)
28.8 million
2.8 million
2020: 26 million
2019: 25.3 million
Source: Port Saint John, Jan. 2021
VISITORS
975,000
323,000
2020: 652,000
2019: 1,700,000
Source: Tourism Economics, 2021
VISITOR SPENDING
$185 million
$55 million
2020: $130 million
2019: $318 million
Source: Tourism Economics, 2021
HOTEL OCCUPANCY RATE
72.6%
30.3%
2021: 55.7%
2020: 26.3%
Source: Smith Travel Research, October 2022
AIR PASSENGERS
55,749
-3,351
2020: 59,100
2019: 281,100
Source: Saint John Airport, Jan. 2022
CRUISE SHIP VISITORS
160,000
18.4%
(Compared to 2019)
2020/2021: 0
2019: 196,032
Source: Saint John Port Authority, Nov. 2022