Photo: ProjectHorizons · CC BY-SA 4.0The middle home in Eastern Passage is valued at $250,000
That figure comes from 3,295 owner households at the 2021 census. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. Statistics Canada counted 8,470 buyers in 2023, paying a median $493,000. Figures for sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits are published for the city of Halifax as a whole, not for Eastern Passage alone.
Three ways to price a home in Eastern Passage
Three sources, each set against Nova Scotia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $262K
- Owners
- 3,295
- 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
Assessors listed 131,695 residential properties in Halifax for 2024, 71% of them detached houses and 7% condos.
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 Eastern Passage, by period and type
The 2021 census counted 4,125 occupied homes in Eastern Passage; 46% of them are single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Eastern Passage | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
Building ahead of Nova Scotia’s towns: 24.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Halifax, against 13.5
Over 2018–2023, 26,323 homes were permitted in Halifax, close to 4,387 each year. Very few were houses: 19% in single-unit buildings (Nova Scotia’s towns: 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 published for the Halifax metro area, not by town
Eastern Passage sits near the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns ($250,000)
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.
Eastern Passage’s neighbours by home value
Next to Eastern Passage: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Passage | $250K | $262K | 80% | |
| Cole Harbour | $320K | $340K | 83% | 5.5 |
| Portland Estates | $428K | $416K | 55% | 6.1 |
| Manor Park | $300K | $329K | 49% | 8.3 |
| Schmidtville | $548K | $668K | 14% | 8.4 |
| Westphal | $348K | $331K | 92% | 8.9 |
| Lawrencetown | $332K | $355K | 96% | 9.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Eastern Passage
How many households in Eastern Passage are in core housing need?
About as many as elsewhere: 8% of households in Eastern Passage, where Nova Scotia’s towns sit at 8%.
Is Eastern Passage expensive for Nova Scotia?
Eastern Passage is close to the norm for Nova Scotia’s towns, whose median home is worth $250,000.
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).