Primary Rental Market
Average Rent ($)

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

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Nova Scotia — Average Rent by Year of Construction by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  Before 1960 1960 - 1979 1980 - 1999 2000 or Later Total
Nova Scotia 1,374 a 1,427 a 1,406 a 2,006 a 1,666 a
Cape Breton 968 b 1,226 b 1,016 a 1,214 b 1,070 a
Chester MD ** ** ** ** **
Halifax 1,505 b 1,477 a 1,482 a 2,091 a 1,750 a
Kentville 943 c 1,049 b 1,074 a 1,300 a 1,110 a
Kings, Subd. A SC ** ** 878 a 1,075 b 1,002 b
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow 768 d 962 b 955 c 1,220 b 1,038 a
Queens RGM ** ** ** 1,376 d 1,072 c
Truro 1,041 b 1,027 a 1,076 a 1,441 a 1,232 a
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).
Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey (opens in new window)