Primary Rental Market
Rental Universe

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  1. Bedroom Type
  2. Year of Construction
  3. Structure Size

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Nova Scotia — Historical Universe by Bedroom Type

  Studio 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom + Total
1990 October 2,611 12,294 13,942 2,286 31,133
1991 October 2,639 12,498 14,577 2,260 31,974
1992 October 3,034 14,436 17,714 2,618 37,802
1993 October 3,091 14,509 18,013 2,623 38,236
1994 October 3,077 14,845 18,448 2,695 39,065
1995 October 3,086 14,980 18,907 2,774 39,747
1996 October 3,089 15,107 19,271 2,862 40,329
1997 October 3,146 15,341 19,728 2,865 41,080
1998 October 3,212 15,738 20,385 2,952 42,287
1999 October 3,199 15,666 20,436 3,034 42,335
2000 October 3,167 15,917 21,081 3,330 43,495
2001 October 3,125 15,950 21,241 3,331 43,647
2002 October 3,114 16,221 21,798 3,449 44,582
2003 October 3,098 16,275 21,857 3,452 44,682
2004 October 3,141 16,267 22,235 3,611 45,254
2005 October 3,037 16,144 22,054 3,435 44,670
2006 October 3,070 16,389 22,434 3,550 45,443
2007 October 2,893 16,482 22,610 3,509 45,494
2008 October 2,905 16,771 23,122 3,639 46,437
2009 October 2,954 17,051 23,886 3,682 47,573
2010 October 2,977 17,150 24,300 3,841 48,268
2011 October 2,970 17,253 24,791 3,845 48,859
2012 October 2,985 17,476 25,417 3,921 49,799
2013 October 2,996 17,714 26,162 4,076 50,948
2014 October 3,103 17,924 27,363 4,229 52,619
2015 October 3,133 18,410 28,299 4,393 54,235
2016 October 2,986 18,348 28,914 4,485 54,733
2017 October 3,023 18,753 30,296 4,542 56,614
2018 October 3,085 19,106 31,659 4,649 58,499
2019 October 3,089 19,638 33,190 4,665 60,582
2020 October 3,188 20,239 33,984 4,895 62,306
2021 October 3,134 20,297 35,150 4,900 63,481
2022 October 3,182 20,392 36,555 4,927 65,056
2023 October 3,101 20,931 36,353 5,291 65,676
2024 October 3,172 21,809 40,116 5,631 70,728
2025 October 3,358 23,777 40,924 6,007 74,066
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)