Photo: Paulo O · Public domainHomes in Westphal are worth 39% more than the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
The census median was $348,000 in 2021, against $250,000 for Nova Scotia’s towns. The median sale in 2023 was $493,000, across 8,470 buyers. Behind sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits sits data gathered across the city of Halifax, with Westphal one part of it.
What Westphal’s homes are worth, three ways
Three sources, each set against Nova Scotia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $331K
- Owners
- 1,450
- 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).
Houses in Halifax carry 2.4 times the assessment of the median for Nova Scotia’s towns
Of Halifax’s 131,695 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 71% are detached houses and 7% are 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 Westphal, by period and type
At the 2021 census, 87% of Westphal’s 1,575 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000. 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
| Westphal | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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.
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
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over 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.
Westphal is dearer than most of Nova Scotia’s towns: 39% above their $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 Westphal: Cole Harbour, Woodlawn and East Preston
The places around Westphal at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westphal | $348K | $331K | 92% | |
| Cole Harbour | $320K | $340K | 83% | 3.4 |
| Woodlawn | $300K | $349K | 78% | 3.6 |
| Portland Estates | $428K | $416K | 55% | 4.5 |
| East Preston | $260K | $258K | 87% | 4.6 |
| Manor Park | $300K | $329K | 49% | 5.8 |
| Lawrencetown | $332K | $355K | 96% | 6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Westphal
How many households in Westphal are in core housing need?
5% of Westphal’s households, under 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.
Is Westphal expensive for Nova Scotia?
More than most: Nova Scotia’s towns have a median of $250,000, and Westphal sits above it.
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).