Primary Rental Market
Vacancy Rate (%)

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  1. Bedroom Type
  2. Year of Construction
  3. Structure Size
  4. Rent Ranges
  5. Rent Quartiles

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

  Vacancy Rate (Q1) Vacancy Rate (Q2) Vacancy Rate (Q3) Vacancy Rate (Q4)
Nova Scotia 1.0 a 2.3 b 2.3 a 2.8 a
Cape Breton ** 0.0 c ** **
Chester MD
Halifax 0.7 a 2.5 a 2.4 a 2.8 a
Kentville 2.0 c ** 0.3 b **
Kings, Subd. A SC ** 0.0 d 0.0 d 0.0 d
Lunenburg MD ** **
New Glasgow 0.0 c ** ** **
Queens RGM ** 0.0 d 0.0 d **
Truro 0.1 b 2.5 c 1.6 c 1.7 c
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)