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 11.3 c 12.1 c 10.3 c 9.6 c 11.0 c
Cape Breton ++ 4.6 d ** 5.4 c 6.2 c
Halifax 11.8 c 12.8 c 10.9 c 9.8 c 11.8 c
Kentville ** ++ 5.4 d ++ 3.3 d
Kings, Subd. A SC ** ** ** ** **
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow ++ 9.2 c ** ** **
Queens RGM ** ** ** ** 2.3 c
Truro ** ** ** ++ **
West Hants RM ** ** ** ** **
Yarmouth MD ** ** ** ** **
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).
  • 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)