Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBuyers in Colchester County, Subdivision A pay 71% below the median sale of Nova Scotia’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $180,000, the average one $207,000. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $101,000.
Colchester County, Subdivision A’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for Nova Scotia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $207K
- Owners
- 1,415
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $131K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 0.9×
- 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).
A detached house in Colchester County, Subdivision A is assessed 20% lower than across Nova Scotia’s towns
Of Colchester County, Subdivision A’s 2,195 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 89% 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.
Single-detached houses are 92% of Colchester County, Subdivision A’s homes, against 83% for Nova Scotia’s towns
People lived in 1,645 homes in Colchester County, Subdivision A at the 2021 census. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Colchester County, Subdivision A | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
Colchester County, Subdivision A is 28% below 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 Colchester County, Subdivision A: Oxford
The places around Colchester County, Subdivision A at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Colchester County, Subdivision A with figures are 31–40 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision A | $180K | $207K | 89% | |
| Colchester County, Subdivision B | $200K | $227K | 78% | 30.6 |
| Truro | $194K | $219K | 43% | 31.1 |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | $200K | $232K | 81% | 36.4 |
| Oxford | $125K | $154K | 67% | 38.7 |
| Stewiacke | $220K | $237K | 61% | 39.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Colchester County, Subdivision A
What is the average house price in Colchester County, Subdivision A?
The average sale was $131,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 0.9 times their income.
Is Colchester County, Subdivision A expensive for Nova Scotia?
Less than most: Nova Scotia’s towns have a median of $250,000, and Colchester County, Subdivision A sits below it.
How many households in Colchester County, Subdivision A are in core housing need?
In Colchester County, Subdivision A, 8% of households are in core housing need, close to the 8% of Nova Scotia’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
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. 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).