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Homes in Fredericton
Fredericton's 28,475 occupied homes are a mix: 44% detached houses, 45% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 8% semi-detached and row houses.
Much of Fredericton is new: 29% of homes were built 2001 or later, and only 48% in 1980 or earlier. 57% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 5 New Brunswick cities we have census figures for, Fredericton has the third-highest share of older homes and the second-highest share of apartments. In nearby Saint John, 91 km away, 70% of homes were built in 1980 or earlier, so Fredericton's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Fredericton's homes are older than those in 61% of the 167 Canadian cities we have census figures for.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Period of construction and tenure come from the 25% sample; counts are randomly rounded.
Condos and apartments
45% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your condo corporation allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Out-of-square openings
With 48% of homes built in 1980 or earlier, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about 6 mm, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
A whole house in Fredericton
The most common home in Fredericton has two bedrooms: 34% of homes. Three-bedroom homes make up another 29%. Homes average 6.1 rooms.
Apartments are the most common kind of home here. No Canadian survey counts windows by type of home; in the US, the middle apartment in a building of five or more units has 3 to 5 (EIA, 2020). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $1,300 to $2,900 CAD. For scale, that's about 0.8% of the median home value here, $250,000 CAD (owners’ estimates, 2021).
Homes here are smaller than in 75% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for: many orders are a few rooms, not a whole house.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (bedrooms, rooms and value from the 25% sample; counts randomly rounded); U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, Table HC2.1 (apartment windows). EIA RECS 2020, Table HC2.1
A typical home3–5 windows
All of them shuttered$1,300 to $2,900 CAD
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsOne room at a time
Homes here cost less than in 96% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for, and many owners do a house in stages. Start with the rooms where light and privacy matter most, usually bedrooms and the street-facing front, and keep the same louver size and colour so later rooms match. Your saved design keeps every size.
Working from home
21% of workers here worked from home on census day in May 2021, during the pandemic, more than in 60% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for. Glare on a screen comes from direct sun and bright sky behind or beside it. Louvers tilted up throw daylight at the ceiling instead, so the room stays bright and the screen stays readable; wider louvers give the clearest view when you open them.
Ages, place of work and value: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Rankings compare the Canadian cities we have figures for.
Fredericton weather and your shutters
At Fredericton (Airport) (13 km away), July averages a high of 25.9 °C and January a low of −14.6 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to April.
About 10 days a year top 30 °C, 172 days drop to 0 °C or below and 1,022 mm of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Among the New Brunswick cities we have climate normals for, Fredericton has the most hot days, the most freezing days and the least precipitation.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 77% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 45 min on the longest day to 8 h 39 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 67° above the horizon in June and 21° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Fredericton (Airport). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −3.8 °C | −14.6 °C | 85.8 mm |
| Feb | −2.3 °C | −13.9 °C | 63.2 mm |
| Mar | 3.3 °C | −7.8 °C | 87.9 mm |
| Apr | 10.2 °C | −1.1 °C | 77.3 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | 4.7 °C | 79.3 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | 9.9 °C | 83.1 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | 13.4 °C | 93.9 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | 12.3 °C | 66.4 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | 7.6 °C | 89.6 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | 1.9 °C | 106.3 mm |
| Nov | 6.3 °C | −2.9 °C | 96.8 mm |
| Dec | −0.3 °C | −9.6 °C | 92.9 mm |
Cold winters
With 172 days at or below freezing a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Humid summers
Hot days and 1,022 mm of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Fredericton
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Fredericton
- Saint John 91 km
- Riverview 143 km
- Moncton 145 km
More about shutters in Fredericton
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Fredericton’s own figures.
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