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 1,120 b 1,250 a 1,200 a 1,875 a 1,500 a
Cape Breton 800 c ** 1,004 d 1,170 a 1,000 a
Halifax 1,258 b 1,300 a 1,277 b 1,967 a 1,595 a
Kentville 800 c 895 a 1,045 b 1,428 a 1,045 a
Kings, Subd. A SC ** ** ** 1,125 d 918 d
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow 725 d 800 c 740 c 1,050 c 900 b
Queens RGM ** ** ** ** **
Truro 1,000 d 900 a 892 b 1,236 a 1,050 a
West Hants RM ** ** ** ** **
Yarmouth MD ** ** ** ** 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)