Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Buyers in Enfield pay 2 times the median sale of Nova Scotia’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $274,000; the average was $296,000. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. Assessors valued the median residential property at $257,000 for 2024.
What Enfield’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
- $296K
- Owners
- 7,540
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $360K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.7×
- Buyers
- 820
- 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).
Enfield’s detached houses are assessed 61% above the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Of Enfield’s 9,895 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 85% 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.
Enfield’s homes: when they went up and what they are
Enfield had 9,385 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 82% of them single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Enfield | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 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.
Permits in Enfield ran at 26.2 homes a year per 1,000, where Nova Scotia’s towns ran at 13.5
Building permits added 1,363 homes in Enfield between 2018 and 2023: some 227 a year. Single-unit buildings took 50%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns.
A peak in 2022: 366 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 15%: 5,538 new homes in the year to August 2026
Measured across the Halifax metro area: monthly permits
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.
Enfield against Nova Scotia’s towns: 10% over 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 Enfield: Stewiacke, Colchester County, Subdivision C and Windsor
Next to Enfield: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Enfield with figures are 23–44 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield | $274K | $296K | 81% | |
| Stewiacke | $220K | $237K | 61% | 22.6 |
| Halifax | $348K | $404K | 58% | 37.7 |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | $200K | $232K | 81% | 40.8 |
| Windsor | $230K | $258K | 80% | 41.5 |
| Colchester County, Subdivision A | $180K | $207K | 89% | 43.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Enfield
What is the average house price in Enfield?
Homes sold for an average $360,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 2.7 times their household income.
How many households in Enfield are in core housing need?
In line with Nova Scotia’s towns (8%): 6% in Enfield, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Enfield expensive for Nova Scotia?
Dearer than the middle: Nova Scotia’s towns come to $250,000, Enfield to more.
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).