Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain39% of Middle Sackville’s homes have been built since 2001, against 17% for Nova Scotia’s towns
A median of $348,000 and a mean of $322,497: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. Sales are published too: 8,470 buyers in 2023, at a median $493,000. Behind sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits sits data gathered across the city of Halifax, with Middle Sackville one part of it.
Middle Sackville’s homes, by three sources
Three sources, each set against Nova Scotia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $322K
- Owners
- 4,745
- 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.
Middle Sackville’s homes: when they went up and what they are
The 2021 census counted 5,635 occupied homes in Middle Sackville; 66% of them are single-detached houses. 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
| Middle Sackville | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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
The monthly permits numbers here cover the Halifax metro area
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.
Middle Sackville 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 Middle Sackville: Lower Sackville
Next to Middle Sackville: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Sackville | $348K | $322K | 85% | |
| Lower Sackville | $276K | $284K | 71% | 3.8 |
| Beaver Bank | $348K | $338K | 94% | 6.1 |
| Hammonds Plains | $400K | $477K | 93% | 7.7 |
| Bedford | $448K | $527K | 58% | 8.2 |
| Fall River | $448K | $496K | 91% | 8.2 |
| Clayton Park West | $448K | $468K | 33% | 13.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Middle Sackville
Is Middle Sackville expensive for Nova Scotia?
Dearer than the middle: Nova Scotia’s towns come to $250,000, Middle Sackville to more.
How many households in Middle Sackville are in core housing need?
7% of Middle Sackville’s households, near the 8% of Nova Scotia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
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).