Photo: Coastal Elite from Halifax, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Owners in Beaver Bank value their homes 39% above the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Owners put the median home at $348,000 at the 2021 census; for Nova Scotia’s towns the median is $250,000. In 2023, 8,470 homes changed hands at a median price of $493,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. Beaver Bank doesn’t get its own sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures; the ones here come from the city of Halifax.
Beaver Bank’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. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $338K
- Owners
- 3,170
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale, wider area
- Average sale
- $530K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3.3×
- Buyers
- 8,470
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Halifax’s houses sit at 2.4 times Nova Scotia’s towns
In 2024, Halifax had 131,695 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 71% of them and condos 7%.
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 Beaver Bank, by period and type
Of the 3,370 homes people lived in across Beaver Bank at the 2021 census, 78% were single-detached houses. Half went up before 2001. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Beaver Bank | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 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 Halifax ran at 24.4 homes a year per 1,000, where Nova Scotia’s towns ran at 13.5
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Halifax created 26,323 homes, about 4,387 a year. Multi-unit buildings took most: single-unit ones were just 19%, where Nova Scotia’s towns built 63%.
Most in 2023: 5,355 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
5,538 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, down 15% on the year before
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. · Monthly permits: the Halifax metro area
Beaver Bank against Nova Scotia’s towns: 39% over the $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.
Cheaper next to Beaver Bank: Lower Sackville
The places around Beaver Bank at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Bank | $348K | $338K | 94% | |
| Fall River | $448K | $496K | 91% | 4.7 |
| Middle Sackville | $348K | $322K | 85% | 6.1 |
| Lower Sackville | $276K | $284K | 71% | 7.3 |
| Dutch Settlement | $376K | $369K | 92% | 10.6 |
| Bedford | $448K | $527K | 58% | 12.9 |
| Hammonds Plains | $400K | $477K | 93% | 13.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Beaver Bank
Is Beaver Bank expensive for Nova Scotia?
On census values, Beaver Bank ranks among the dearer of Nova Scotia’s towns (median $250,000).
How many households in Beaver Bank are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 6% of Beaver Bank’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 8% of Nova Scotia’s towns.
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).