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Nova Scotia — Average Rent by Structure Size (Apartment only) by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  3-5 Units 6-19 Units 20-49 Units 50-199 Units 200+ Units Total
Nova Scotia 1,275 b 1,310 a 1,549 a 1,847 a 1,937 a 1,663 a
Cape Breton 975 b 1,101 a ** ** ** 1,072 a
Chester MD ** ** ** ** ** **
Halifax 1,524 c 1,440 a 1,593 a 1,851 a 1,937 a 1,745 a
Kentville 1,095 b 1,120 a 1,092 a ** ** 1,108 a
Kings, Subd. A SC 1,150 b 939 b ** ** ** 994 b
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow 945 c 951 b ** ** ** 1,017 a
Queens RGM ** 1,128 c ** ** ** 1,072 c
Truro 1,073 b 1,210 a 1,202 a 1,885 a ** 1,218 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)