Primary Rental Market
Median Rent ($)

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

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Nova Scotia — Median Rent by Bedroom Type by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  Bachelor 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
Nova Scotia 1,100 a 1,310 a 1,502 a 1,900 a 1,500 a
Cape Breton 750 b 780 c 1,000 c ** 1,000 a
Halifax 1,143 a 1,400 a 1,664 a 1,975 a 1,595 a
Kentville 625 b 775 a 1,195 a 1,000 d 1,045 a
Kings, Subd. A SC ** ** 1,050 c ** 918 d
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow ** 785 d 900 b ** 900 b
Queens RGM ** ** ** ** **
Truro 686 c 850 a 1,145 a 1,350 c 1,050 a
West Hants RM ** ** ** ** **
Yarmouth MD ** ** 800 d ** 800 d
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)