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Nova Scotia — Rental Market Statistics Summary by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  Vacancy Rate (%) Availability Rate (%) Average Rent ($) Median Rent ($) % Change Units
Nova Scotia 2.0 a ** 1,552 a 1,500 a 4.6 c 70,728
Cape Breton 2.7 c ** 1,028 a 1,000 a 14.9 d 2,194
Halifax 2.1 a ** 1,633 a 1,595 a 4.0 c 61,055
Kentville 1.2 a ** 1,111 a 1,045 a 15.0 c 1,781
Kings, Subd. A SC 0.7 b ** 1,053 b 918 d ** 267
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** ** 3
New Glasgow 2.0 c ** 957 b 900 b ** 1,609
Queens RGM 0.0 d ** ** ** 3.6 c 212
Truro 0.9 a ** 1,058 a 1,050 a 4.4 d 3,517
West Hants RM ** ** ** ** ** 34
Yarmouth MD ** ** 740 c 800 d ++ 56
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)