Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0Westmount’s home values run 2 times those of the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns
Owners put the median home at $500,000 at the 2021 census; for Nova Scotia’s towns the median is $250,000. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. 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, Westmount included.
Westmount’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for Nova Scotia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $548K
- Owners
- 5,355
- 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.
39% of Westmount lives in apartments, where Nova Scotia’s towns have 5%
People lived in 10,530 homes in Westmount at the 2021 census. 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
| Westmount | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 8% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 15% | 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)
Building permits added 26,323 homes in Halifax between 2018 and 2023: some 4,387 a year. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 19% were single-unit, against 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns. Figures for monthly permits are published for the Halifax metro area as a whole, not for Westmount alone.
The busiest year: 2023, with 5,355 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 15%: 5,538 new homes in the year to August 2026
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.
Westmount is dearer than most of Nova Scotia’s towns: 100% 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 Westmount: South End, Fairview and Windsor Park
The places around Westmount at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | $500K | $548K | 51% | |
| South End | $420K | $611K | 49% | 2.4 |
| Fairview | $400K | $425K | 37% | 2.6 |
| Windsor Park | $400K | $426K | 40% | 2.7 |
| North End | $500K | $531K | 24% | 2.8 |
| Mount Royale | $348K | $354K | 28% | 3 |
| Schmidtville | $548K | $668K | 14% | 3.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Westmount
Is Westmount expensive for Nova Scotia?
Above the norm for Nova Scotia’s towns, whose median home is worth $250,000; Westmount’s is worth more.
How many households in Westmount are in core housing need?
In Westmount, 15% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for Nova Scotia’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).