Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY 3.0A home in Berwick sells for 52% more than in the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns
The 2021 census put the median home at $250,000, with an average of $259,000. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $254,000. Some 13 new homes a year went up in Berwick on permits from 2018 to 2023.
Three ways to price a home in Berwick
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Nova Scotia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $259K
- Owners
- 645
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $310K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.5×
- Buyers
- 65
- 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 Berwick carry assessments 37% over the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 830 homes in Berwick, detached houses 84% 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.
Core housing need: 11% of Berwick’s households, where Nova Scotia’s towns sit at 8%
At the 2021 census, 62% of Berwick’s 1,045 occupied homes were single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Berwick | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 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 Berwick ran at 12.8 homes a year per 1,000, near the 13.5 of Nova Scotia’s towns
61% were single-unit buildings, beside 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns.
Most in 2022: 23 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.
Berwick against Nova Scotia’s towns: about level with 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.
Berwick’s neighbours by home value
The places around Berwick at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
Questions about property prices in Berwick
What is the average house price in Berwick?
Buyers paid $310,000 on average in 2023, or 2.5 years of their income at the median.
Is Berwick expensive for Nova Scotia?
In the middle: Nova Scotia’s towns come to $250,000, and so, near enough, does Berwick.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).