Primary Rental Market
Median Rent ($)

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  2. Year of Construction
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Nova Scotia — Median 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 1,000 b 1,037 a 1,350 b 1,728 a 1,700 a 1,500 a
Cape Breton 850 b 1,000 c ** ** ** 1,000 b
Halifax ** 1,081 b 1,400 b 1,736 a 1,700 a 1,595 a
Kentville 800 a 1,045 b 1,225 a ** ** 1,045 a
Kings, Subd. A SC ** 914 c ** ** ** 918 d
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow 850 c 800 c ** ** ** 850 b
Queens RGM ** ** ** ** ** **
Truro 900 b 1,000 a 1,123 a ** ** 1,008 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)