Photo: halifaxfman · CC BY 3.0In Cumberland County, Subdivision D, the average home is worth 35% more than the median one
A median of $180,000 and a mean of $242,200: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. Statistics Canada counted 245 buyers in 2023, paying a median $125,000.
What Cumberland County, Subdivision D’s homes are worth, three ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Nova Scotia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $242K
- Owners
- 1,710
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $179K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 0.9×
- Buyers
- 245
- 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).
Detached houses make up 88% of Cumberland County, Subdivision D’s residential properties
The 2024 assessment roll counts 3,530 homes in Cumberland County, Subdivision D, 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 Cumberland County, Subdivision D, by period and type
The 2021 census counted 2,020 occupied homes in Cumberland County, Subdivision D; 90% of them are single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Cumberland County, Subdivision D | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 10% | 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.
Cumberland County, Subdivision D is 28% below the $250,000 median of Nova Scotia’s towns
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 Cumberland County, Subdivision D: Oxford, Westmorland and Springhill
Next to Cumberland County, Subdivision D: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Cumberland County, Subdivision D has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 21–43 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County, Subdivision D | $180K | $242K | 87% | |
| Oxford | $125K | $154K | 67% | 20.8 |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | $200K | $234K | 88% | 34.6 |
| Botsford | $174K | $200K | 95% | 42.1 |
| Westmorland | $150K | $199K | 93% | 42.1 |
| Springhill | $100K | $140K | 82% | 43.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Cumberland County, Subdivision D
What is the average house price in Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
Buyers paid $179,000 on average in 2023, or 0.9 years of their income at the median.
Is Cumberland County, Subdivision D expensive for Nova Scotia?
Less than most: Nova Scotia’s towns have a median of $250,000, and Cumberland County, Subdivision D sits below it.
How many households in Cumberland County, Subdivision D are in core housing need?
In Cumberland County, Subdivision D, 10% 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?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).