Primary Rental Market
Vacancy Rate (%)

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Nova Scotia — Vacancy Rates by Rent Range by Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Cities

  Less Than $750 $750 - $999 $1,000 - $1,249 $1,250 - $1,499 $1,500 + Non-Market/Unknown Total
Nova Scotia 0.8 d 0.5 a 0.6 a 1.3 a 2.6 a ** 2.0 a
Cape Breton 2.9 a 0.7 a 1.7 a 9.0 b 6.2 b ** 2.7 c
Halifax 0.5 a 0.4 a 0.3 a 1.2 a 2.6 a 11.3 c 2.1 a
Kentville 0.4 a 0.6 a 2.1 a 1.6 a 1.1 a 23.1 d 1.2 a
Kings, Subd. A SC ** 0.0 d 1.9 a ** ** ** 0.7 b
New Glasgow 1.2 a 1.0 a 6.6 b 0.0 d 0.0 d ** 2.0 c
Queens RGM 0.0 d ** ** ** ** ** 0.0 d
Truro 0.6 a 0.4 a 0.9 a 0.0 c 3.3 b 2.7 a 0.9 a
Yarmouth MD ** 11.4 c ** ** ** ** **
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)