Primary Rental Market
Median Rent ($)

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

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

  Bachelor 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
Nova Scotia 1,055 b 1,215 a 1,450 a 1,800 a 1,352 a
Cape Breton 700 b 700 b 950 a ** 860 a
Halifax 1,100 a 1,295 a 1,600 a 1,898 a 1,475 a
Kentville 570 b 680 b 1,037 d 975 d 825 b
Kings, Subd. A SC ** 682 d 1,000 b ** 1,000 b
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow 550 c 700 c 900 b ** 840 b
Queens RGM ** ** ** ** **
Truro 600 c 800 a 1,000 a 1,147 c 950 a
West Hants RM ** ** ** ** **
Yarmouth MD ** ** 800 d 900 b 800 d
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)