Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Owners in Barrington value their homes 28% below the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
That is a median of $180,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $250,000 for Nova Scotia’s towns. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. Statistics Canada counted 140 buyers in 2023, paying a median $159,000.
Three ways to price a home in Barrington
Each source sits beside its own median for Nova Scotia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $207K
- Owners
- 2,525
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $171K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.4×
- Buyers
- 140
- 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).
A detached house in Barrington is assessed 17% lower than across Nova Scotia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 3,415 homes in Barrington, detached houses 88% of them.
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 Barrington’s homes break down, by age and kind
Barrington had 3,025 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 89% of them single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Barrington | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 9% | 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 Barrington ran at 9.6 homes a year per 1,000, where Nova Scotia’s towns ran at 13.5
Some 28 homes a year: 169 in all were permitted in Barrington from 2018 to 2023. Most were houses: 79% went into single-unit buildings, against 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2023, with 62 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.
Barrington against Nova Scotia’s towns: 28% under the $250,000 median
90 of Nova Scotia’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Barrington: Shelburne and Argyle
The places around Barrington at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 39–43 km from Barrington.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | $180K | $207K | 84% | |
| Shelburne | $150K | $184K | 66% | 38.8 |
| Shelburne | $174K | $221K | 84% | 40.9 |
| Argyle | $170K | $205K | 91% | 42.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Barrington
Is Barrington expensive for Nova Scotia?
On census values, Barrington sits among the cheaper of Nova Scotia’s towns (median $250,000).
What is the average house price in Barrington?
Homes sold for an average $171,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 1.4 times their household income.
How many households in Barrington are in core housing need?
In line with Nova Scotia’s towns (8%): 9% in Barrington, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).