Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAntigonish County, Subdivision A’s median sale runs 39% higher than across Nova Scotia’s towns
The 2021 census put the median home at $250,000, with an average of $290,400. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $214,000. From 2018 to 2023, Antigonish County, Subdivision A issued permits for some 92 new homes a year.
Three ways to price a home in Antigonish County, Subdivision A
Three sources, each set against Nova Scotia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $290K
- Owners
- 2,995
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $290K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.6×
- Buyers
- 180
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $205K
all residential
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $157K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Houses in Antigonish County, Subdivision A carry assessments 42% over the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns
Of Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s 3,955 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 78% are detached houses.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Nova Scotia’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
How Antigonish County, Subdivision A’s homes break down, by age and kind
Antigonish County, Subdivision A had 3,775 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 73% of them single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Antigonish County, Subdivision A | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 8% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Permits in Antigonish County, Subdivision A ran at 24.5 homes a year per 1,000, where Nova Scotia’s towns ran at 13.5
Single-unit buildings took 67% of them, where Nova Scotia’s towns built 63%.
The busiest year: 2021, with 122 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Antigonish County, Subdivision A sits close to the $250,000 median of Nova Scotia’s towns
The census values of Nova Scotia’s towns, 90 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Antigonish County, Subdivision A: Antigonish County, Subdivision B, Pictou County, Subdivision C and Trenton
The places around Antigonish County, Subdivision A at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Antigonish County, Subdivision A with figures are 4–47 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish County, Subdivision A | $250K | $290K | 80% | |
| Antigonish | $250K | $253K | 43% | 3.7 |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B | $180K | $209K | 92% | 22.1 |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | $180K | $219K | 88% | 41.1 |
| Trenton | $120K | $129K | 74% | 46 |
| New Glasgow | $174K | $195K | 56% | 47.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Antigonish County, Subdivision A
How many households in Antigonish County, Subdivision A are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 2% of households in Antigonish County, Subdivision A, where Nova Scotia’s towns sit at 8%.
What is the average house price in Antigonish County, Subdivision A?
An average of $290,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 1.6 times the buyer’s income.
Is Antigonish County, Subdivision A expensive for Nova Scotia?
On census values, Antigonish County, Subdivision A sits mid-table among Nova Scotia’s towns (median $250,000).
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).