Primary Rental Market
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Nova Scotia — % Change of Average Rents by Bedroom Type by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  Studio 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
Nova Scotia 8.9 c 6.8 b 6.6 b 6.1 c 6.6 b
Cape Breton ** ++ ++ ++ **
Chester MD ** ** ** ** **
Halifax 8.6 c 7.0 b 6.7 b 6.3 c 6.7 b
Kentville ** ** 4.4 d ++ **
Kings, Subd. A SC ** ++ ** ** **
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow ** ++ ** ++ **
Queens RGM ** ** 7.8 c ** 7.5 c
Truro ** 8.3 c 8.3 b ** 7.7 b
West Hants RM ** ** ** ** **
Yarmouth MD ** ** ** ** **
Notes:
  • The following letter codes are used to indicate the reliability of the estimates: a — Excellent, b — Very good, c — Good, d — Poor (Use with Caution))
  • ** — Data suppressed to protect confidentiality or data not statistically reliable
  • ++ — Change in rent is not statistically significant. This means that the change in rent is not statistically different than zero (0). (Applies only to % Change of Average Rent Tables).
  • Percentage (%) change of average rent is from a fixed sample (existing structures only). This is a measure that estimates rent level movement. The estimate is based on structures that were common to the survey sample for both the previous year and the current year.
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (opens in new window)