How much does advertising cost for optometrists in Fredericton?

Updated monthly · Google data for the 12 months to September 2026

Cost per click

$2.56–$11.41

Typical about $5.40, top-of-page range

Searches a month

280

Core searches in Fredericton

Competition

Medium

51/100 on Google’s scale

Busiest months

Jan, Feb

Slowest: September

In short: Google Ads for optometrists in Fredericton, NB cost about $2.56–$11.41 per click, with about 280 searches a month and the most demand in January.

On Meta Facebook and Instagram

Cost per lead

$15–$40

Paid Media Canada benchmark

Cost per 1,000 views

$10–$18

Typical CPM, mid-size cities

Who to reach

Families, office workers, people who wear glasses, parents of school-age kids

Ages 20–65 · 63,116 people live here (2021 Census)

Target area

15 km around the city

Ad idea: Back-to-school eye exams

What this means

  • Clicks cost about 2% more here than the New Brunswick average ($5.40 vs $5.31).
  • Against the Canada average ($5.31), clicks here cost about 2% more.
  • Searches peak in January and February and are lowest in September. The busiest month gets about 65% more searches than the slowest.
  • Launch or raise budgets by mid-December so campaigns are learning before the January peak.
  • Competition is medium (51/100), above the national level for this industry (40/100).
  • Elsewhere in New Brunswick, Miramichi runs about 18% cheaper per click. Worth testing if you serve both areas.

Search demand trend

Monthly searches, 12 months to September 2026. 100 = that area’s average month, so the lines compare shape, not size.

FrederictonNew BrunswickCanada

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Seasonality

Each month’s searches as a share of the average month. Red = peak months, grey = slowest.

122Jan114Feb111Mar85Apr92May111Jun78Jul111Aug74Sep114Oct107Nov81Dec

Compared with other New Brunswick markets

The busiest markets in the same province, sorted by cost per click. Typical CPC is the middle of the top-of-page range.

PlaceTypical CPCSearches/moCompetition
Edmundstoncheaper$3.475016
Quispamsischeaper$4.264043
Miramichicheaper$4.436017
Riverviewcheaper$4.674052
Fredericton$5.4028051
Dieppepricier$5.9515053
Monctonpricier$6.1135047
Saint Johnpricier$7.1616038
New Brunswick (province)$5.311,65035
Canada$5.3196,70040

Who lives in Fredericton

2021 Census, Statistics Canada. Use it to set ages, language and targeting on Meta and other channels.

People

63,116

28,480 households

Median age

40

New Brunswick: 46.8

Household income

$73,000

Median, 2020 · New Brunswick: $70k

Homeowners

56.6%

of households · New Brunswick: 73%

French mother tongue

6.1%

New Brunswick: 29.5%

Couples with children

35.8%

of census families · New Brunswick: 35%

Age mix

About how many adults here use each platform

  • Facebookup to ~42,000
  • YouTubeup to ~37,000
  • Instagramup to ~32,000
  • LinkedInup to ~25,000
  • TikTokup to ~18,000
  • Redditup to ~14,000

Estimate: adults aged 20+ in Fredericton (Census 2021) × the share of online Canadian adults who use each platform (TMU Social Media Lab, The State of Social Media in Canada 2025 (summary)). It assumes people here use each platform at the national rate and counts all adults, not only those online, so treat these as upper estimates. Meta’s own audience size for your exact targeting will differ.

  • A younger population (median age 40 vs 46.8 for New Brunswick). Instagram and TikTok are worth more budget here.

Other channels

Beyond Google and Meta. “Good fit”, “Worth testing” and “Usually not a fit” are PaidMedia.ca’s take for this kind of business; the numbers come from the sources listed on each card.

Microsoft Ads

Worth testing

~43 searches a month on Bing and Yahoo

Bing has 10.46% of searches in Canada and Yahoo 2.49%, against Google’s 85.03%. Microsoft Advertising serves ads on both. You can import your Google Ads campaigns to test it with little setup.

Estimate: Google searches here × Bing and Yahoo’s share ÷ Google’s share. Search share: StatCounter Global Stats, 2026-10.

LinkedIn

Usually not a fit

49% of online Canadian adults use it (63% of ages 25–34)

Targets by job title, company and industry. It pays off mainly for business buyers and recruiting, not everyday consumer services.

TMU Social Media Lab (summary)

Reddit

Usually not a fit

27% of online Canadian adults use it (52% of ages 18–24)

Ads run beside community discussions. Useful for considered purchases where people ask others for advice before buying.

TMU Social Media Lab (summary)

Pinterest

Usually not a fit

39% of online Canadian adults use it (52% of women)

People plan projects and purchases here. Strong for home, style and beauty ideas.

TMU Social Media Lab (summary)

ChatGPT ads

Not allowed right now

26.8% of Canadian internet users use ChatGPT monthly

Ads show to adults on ChatGPT’s Free and Go plans in Canada, below answers and labelled as sponsored. Buying is through OpenAI’s self-serve Ads Manager (beta), by CPM or CPC, from about $25 a day per campaign. OpenAI doesn’t publish its prices.

OpenAI’s ad policy currently restricts health, legal and financial services outside the US, which covers this industry. Check the current policy before planning.

OpenAI: New ways to buy ChatGPT ads · Creative Web Works, summarising OpenAI Ads Manager help pages · We Are Social & Meltwater, Digital 2026: Canada

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Google Ads click cost for optometrists in Fredericton?

About $2.56 to $11.41 per click at the top of the page, typically around $5.40, based on Google Keyword Planner data for the 12 months to September 2026.

When do people search most for optometrists in Fredericton?

January and February have the most searches. September is the slowest month.

How many people search for optometrists in Fredericton?

About 280 searches a month for core terms.

How much do Facebook and Instagram ads cost for optometrists in Fredericton?

Paid Media Canada benchmarks put cost per lead at about $15 to $40 for this industry in a market this size, with typical costs of $10 to $18 per 1,000 views.

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Data: Google Keyword Planner via PaidMedia.ca, 12 months to September 2026. Cost per click is the top-of-page bid range, which runs higher than what many advertisers end up paying. Meta figures are Paid Media Canada benchmarks for this industry and market size. “Who usually advertises” describes typical kinds of advertisers, not named companies.