Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOwners in Dutch Settlement value their homes 50% above the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Owners put the median home at $376,000 at the 2021 census; for Nova Scotia’s towns the median is $250,000. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. Sales are published too: 8,470 buyers in 2023, at a median $493,000. Dutch Settlement shares its sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits numbers with the rest of the city of Halifax.
Dutch Settlement’s homes, by three sources
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
- $369K
- Owners
- 2,280
- 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).
Halifax’s detached houses are assessed at 2.4 times the median of 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 Dutch Settlement, by period and type
The 2021 census counted 2,490 occupied homes in Dutch Settlement; 88% of them are single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000. 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
| Dutch Settlement | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
Halifax permitted 24.4 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 13.5 of Nova Scotia’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 26,323 homes were permitted in Halifax, close to 4,387 each year. Only 19% went into single-unit buildings, beside 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns.
A peak in 2023: 5,355 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 5,538 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 15% fewer
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. · Area behind the monthly permits figures: the Halifax metro area
Dutch Settlement against Nova Scotia’s towns: 50% 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 Dutch Settlement: Beaver Bank, Enfield and Lower Sackville
The places around Dutch Settlement at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Settlement | $376K | $369K | 92% | |
| Fall River | $448K | $496K | 91% | 9.1 |
| Beaver Bank | $348K | $338K | 94% | 10.6 |
| Enfield | $274K | $296K | 81% | 15.7 |
| Lower Sackville | $276K | $284K | 71% | 15.9 |
| Middle Sackville | $348K | $322K | 85% | 16.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Dutch Settlement
How many households in Dutch Settlement are in core housing need?
In Dutch Settlement, 4% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for 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.
Is Dutch Settlement expensive for Nova Scotia?
Above the norm for Nova Scotia’s towns, whose median home is worth $250,000; Dutch Settlement’s is worth more.
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 · 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).