Photo: WabbitWanderer from London, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Home values in Fall River run 79% higher than the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Owners put the median home at $448,000 at the 2021 census; for Nova Scotia’s towns the median is $250,000. The median sale in 2023 was $493,000, across 8,470 buyers. For sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits, the only official count covers all of the city of Halifax, Fall River included.
Fall River’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. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $496K
- Owners
- 2,940
- 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
The 2024 assessment roll counts 131,695 homes in Halifax: detached houses make 71% of them, 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.
How Fall River’s homes break down, by age and kind
3,245 occupied homes stood in Fall River in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 91% of them. 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
| Fall River | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 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.
24.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Halifax: more than Nova Scotia’s towns (13.5)
Some 4,387 homes a year: 26,323 in all were permitted in Halifax from 2018 to 2023. Only 19% went into single-unit buildings, beside 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2023, with 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
Fall River is dearer than most of Nova Scotia’s towns: 79% above their $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 Fall River: Beaver Bank, Lower Sackville and Middle Sackville
The places around Fall River at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River | $448K | $496K | 91% | |
| Beaver Bank | $348K | $338K | 94% | 4.7 |
| Lower Sackville | $276K | $284K | 71% | 6.9 |
| Middle Sackville | $348K | $322K | 85% | 8.2 |
| Dutch Settlement | $376K | $369K | 92% | 9.1 |
| Bedford | $448K | $527K | 58% | 12 |
| Hammonds Plains | $400K | $477K | 93% | 15.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Fall River
Is Fall River expensive for Nova Scotia?
Dearer than the middle: Nova Scotia’s towns come to $250,000, Fall River to more.
How many households in Fall River are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 4% of Fall River’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?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
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).