Primary Rental Market
Median Rent ($)

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  2. Year of Construction
  3. Structure Size

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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 1,200 b 1,195 a 1,550 a 1,807 a 1,850 b 1,650 a
Cape Breton 880 b 1,025 d ** ** ** 1,000 b
Chester MD ** ** ** ** ** **
Halifax 1,450 b 1,300 b 1,600 a 1,813 a 1,850 b 1,750 a
Kentville 1,000 b 1,095 a 1,200 a ** ** 1,100 b
Kings, Subd. A SC 1,269 d 944 b ** ** ** 944 b
Lunenburg MD ** ** ** ** ** **
New Glasgow 950 d 875 b ** ** ** 925 b
Queens RGM ** ** ** ** ** **
Truro 1,000 b 1,118 b 1,195 b 2,000 a ** 1,150 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)