Primary Rental Market
Average Rent ($)

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  1. Bedroom Type
  2. Year of Construction
  3. Structure Size

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Nova Scotia — Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  Bachelor 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
Nova Scotia 1,133 a 1,349 a 1,603 a 2,113 b 1,552 a
Cape Breton 747 b 849 b 1,081 a 1,368 b 1,028 a
Halifax 1,184 a 1,402 a 1,708 a 2,172 b 1,633 a
Kentville 651 b 791 a 1,193 a 1,220 b 1,111 a
Kings, Subd. A SC ** ** 1,071 b ** 1,053 b
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow 640 c 833 b 972 b 1,328 d 957 b
Queens RGM ** ** ** ** **
Truro 674 b 891 a 1,122 a 1,319 b 1,058 a
West Hants RM ** ** ** ** **
Yarmouth MD ** ** 791 c ** 740 c
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).
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (opens in new window)