Photo: Citobun · CC BY-SA 4.0Owners in North End value their homes at 2 times the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $500,000, where Nova Scotia’s towns sit at $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, North End included.
Three ways to price a home in North End
Three sources, each set against Nova Scotia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $531K
- Owners
- 2,295
- 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).
Halifax’s detached houses are assessed at 2.4 times the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Detached houses account for 71% of the 131,695 properties on Halifax’s 2024 roll; condos for 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.
Apartments are 65% of North End’s homes, against 5% for Nova Scotia’s towns
The 2021 census counted 9,865 occupied homes in North End. Half went up before 1981. 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
| North End | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 9% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 7% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 18% | 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)
Halifax issued permits for 26,323 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 4,387 a year. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 19% were single-unit, against 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. · Monthly permits: one figure for all of the Halifax metro area
North End is 100% above the $250,000 median of Nova Scotia’s towns
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 North End: Windsor Park, Austinville and Fairview
Next to North End: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North End | $500K | $531K | 24% | |
| Windsor Park | $400K | $426K | 40% | 1.7 |
| Schmidtville | $548K | $668K | 14% | 1.8 |
| Austinville | $360K | $402K | 29% | 2.8 |
| Westmount | $500K | $548K | 51% | 2.8 |
| Fairview | $400K | $425K | 37% | 3.4 |
| Manor Park | $300K | $329K | 49% | 3.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in North End
Is North End expensive for Nova Scotia?
Dearer than the middle: Nova Scotia’s towns come to $250,000, North End to more.
How many households in North End are in core housing need?
Above the norm for Nova Scotia’s towns (8%): 18% in North End, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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).