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 Year of Construction by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  Before 1960 1960 - 1979 1980 - 1999 2000 or Later Total
Nova Scotia 1,316 a 1,420 a 1,350 a 1,995 a 1,650 a
Cape Breton 850 c 1,350 c 925 a 1,256 b 1,000 b
Chester MD ** ** ** ** **
Halifax 1,406 b 1,494 a 1,495 a 2,000 a 1,750 a
Kentville 840 d 1,000 b 1,195 a 1,195 a 1,100 b
Kings, Subd. A SC ** ** 941 b 1,125 d 944 b
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow ** 893 c ** 1,100 b 950 b
Queens RGM ** ** ** ** **
Truro 1,000 c 950 a 1,019 b 1,405 a 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)