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

  Studio 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
Nova Scotia 1,375 a 1,550 a 1,748 a 2,128 a 1,650 a
Cape Breton 800 b 800 c 1,200 b ** 1,000 b
Chester MD ** ** ** ** **
Halifax 1,425 a 1,595 a 1,800 a 2,241 a 1,750 a
Kentville 640 d 895 b 1,195 a ** 1,100 b
Kings, Subd. A SC ** 875 c 963 c ** 944 b
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow ** ** 950 b ** 950 b
Queens RGM ** ** ** ** **
Truro 760 d 946 b 1,263 a 1,900 c 1,180 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)