Primary Rental Market
Vacancy Rate (%)

By:

  1. Bedroom Type
  2. Year of Construction
  3. Structure Size
  4. Rent Ranges
  5. Rent Quartiles

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Nova Scotia — Vacancy Rates by Bedroom Type by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  Bachelor 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
Nova Scotia 1.3 a 1.2 a 0.9 a 1.0 a 1.0 a
Cape Breton ** ** 1.7 c ** 1.4 a
East Hants MD ** 0.0 d 0.0 d ** 0.0 d
Halifax 1.2 a 1.1 a 0.9 a 1.1 a 1.0 a
Kentville 0.0 d 0.0 c 1.3 a ** 0.9 a
Kings, Subd. A SC ** ** 0.0 c ** 0.0 c
New Glasgow ** ** 2.2 c 0.0 d 3.2 d
Queens RGM ** ** 0.0 d ** **
Truro 0.0 c ** 0.2 b 0.0 d 0.7 a
West Hants RM ** ** ** ** **
Notes:
  • The following letter codes are used to indicate the reliability of the estimates: a - Excellent, b- Very good, c - Good, d - Fair (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).
  • - No units exist in the universe for this category
  • n/a: Not applicable
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (opens in new window)