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

  Bachelor 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
Nova Scotia 8.8 c 7.3 b 8.7 b 8.2 c 8.3 a
Cape Breton ++ 4.0 d 5.5 d 2.4 a 6.0 c
East Hants MD ** ++ ++ ** ++
Halifax 8.9 c 7.6 b 9.3 b 8.2 c 8.8 b
Kentville ++ ** 8.5 c ** 7.3 b
Kings, Subd. A SC ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow ** ** 2.1 c ++ 2.5 c
Queens RGM ** ** 1.3 a ** **
Truro ** ** 5.9 d ++ 6.0 c
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
  • 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)