Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPermits in Inverness County, Subdivision C added 64.1 homes a year for every 1,000, where Nova Scotia’s towns added 13.5
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $200,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $219,200. In 2023, 80 homes changed hands at a median price of $126,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. Assessors valued the median residential property at $130,000 for 2024.
What Inverness County, Subdivision C’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. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $219K
- Owners
- 1,305
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $174K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.3×
- Buyers
- 80
- 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).
Inverness County, Subdivision C’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 82%
Of Inverness County, Subdivision C’s 1,930 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 82% are detached houses.
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 Inverness County, Subdivision C’s homes break down, by age and kind
The 2021 census counted 1,435 occupied homes in Inverness County, Subdivision C; 86% of them are single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Inverness County, Subdivision C | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
The peak came in 2021, when Inverness County, Subdivision C permitted 126 new homes
Some 91 homes a year: 548 in all were permitted in Inverness County, Subdivision C from 2018 to 2023. Most were houses: 82% went into single-unit buildings, against 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns.
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
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.
Inverness County, Subdivision C is cheaper than most of Nova Scotia’s towns: 20% under 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 Inverness County, Subdivision C: Port Hawkesbury, Antigonish County, Subdivision B and Richmond County, Subdivision C
Next to Inverness County, Subdivision C: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Inverness County, Subdivision C has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–43 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness County, Subdivision C | $200K | $219K | 91% | |
| Port Hawkesbury | $166K | $190K | 61% | 17.9 |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B | $180K | $209K | 92% | 34 |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | $200K | $220K | 78% | 35 |
| Inverness | $200K | $239K | 81% | 40 |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | $150K | $203K | 83% | 43.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Inverness County, Subdivision C
What is the average house price in Inverness County, Subdivision C?
The average sale was $174,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 1.3 times their income.
Is Inverness County, Subdivision C expensive for Nova Scotia?
Below the norm for Nova Scotia’s towns, whose median home is worth $250,000; Inverness County, Subdivision C’s is worth less.
How many households in Inverness County, Subdivision C are in core housing need?
In Inverness County, Subdivision C, 8% of households are in core housing need, close to the 8% of Nova Scotia’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
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).