Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFor every 1,000 homes, Colchester County, Subdivision C permitted 29 new ones a year; Nova Scotia’s towns permitted 13.5
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $200,000, the average one $231,800. Statistics Canada counted 375 buyers in 2023, paying a median $250,000. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $184,000.
Three ways to price a home in Colchester County, Subdivision C
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Nova Scotia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $232K
- Owners
- 4,270
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $260K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.3×
- Buyers
- 375
- 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 Colchester County, Subdivision C carry assessments 14% over the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 5,675 homes in Colchester County, Subdivision C, 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.
The homes of Colchester County, Subdivision C, by period and type
5,320 occupied homes stood in Colchester County, Subdivision C in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 82% of them. 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 C | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
2020 was the year Colchester County, Subdivision C built most: 220 new homes permitted
Over 2018–2023, 892 homes were permitted in Colchester County, Subdivision C, close to 149 each year. Houses dominate the permits, at 64% in single-unit buildings (Nova Scotia’s towns: 63%).
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.
Colchester County, Subdivision C is cheaper than most of Nova Scotia’s towns: 20% under their $250,000 median
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.
Home values around Colchester County, Subdivision C
The places around Colchester County, Subdivision C at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | $200K | $232K | 81% | |
| Millbrook 27 | – | – | 15% | 6.5 |
| Truro | $194K | $219K | 43% | 8 |
| Colchester County, Subdivision B | $200K | $227K | 78% | 17.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Colchester County, Subdivision C
Is Colchester County, Subdivision C expensive for Nova Scotia?
Below the norm for Nova Scotia’s towns, whose median home is worth $250,000; Colchester County, Subdivision C’s is worth less.
What is the average house price in Colchester County, Subdivision C?
The average sale was $260,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 2.3 times their income.
How many households in Colchester County, Subdivision C are in core housing need?
In line with Nova Scotia’s towns (8%): 6% in Colchester County, Subdivision C, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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).