Source: Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation, Statistics Canada, The Weather Network

Population (2006):
122,389 Saint John Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
Regional catchment and commuter population within 60 minutes of 225,000

Location:
Atlantic time zone (1 hour ahead of Eastern standard time)
Canada’s east coast (45.2N latitude, 65.53W longitude)
The only city on the Atlantic Ocean’s world renowned Bay of Fundy

Workforce (annual averages):
Labour force 70,700 (February 2009)
Unemployment rate 6.4% (February 2009)
Annual post-secondary graduates 1,200 (2004)

Cost of living (2008):
Average house price $160,359
Average new home price $247,921                                                                                                                               
Average apartment rent (2 Bdm) $618
Rental vacancy rate 3.1%  

Income (2006 Census):
Median personal Income $24,981
Median family Income $58,427

Climate:
Mean daily temperature (July) 17°Celsius / 62.6°Fahrenheit
Mean daily temperature (January) -7°Celsius / 19.4°Fahrenheit
Precipitation, annual 1,434 mm (average monthly = 119.5 mm)
Hours of sunshine, annual 1,895