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Property prices in Kings County, Subdivision B · Census 2021 and Statistics Canada

Homes in Kings County, Subdivision B sell for 51% more than the median of Nova Scotia’s towns

By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $250,000; the average was $284,400. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $222,000.

Median home value
$250K
owners’ estimate, census 2021
average $284K
Median sale price
$310K
CHSP, 2023
285 buyers
Median assessed value
$222K
all residential, 2024
Owner households
3,765
census 2021
74% of households
What homes are worth

Three ways to price a home in Kings County, Subdivision B

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.

Census 2021$250K

median, owners’ estimate

Average
$284K
Owners
3,765
Nova Scotia’s towns
$250K
The typical Canadian town
$406K
Sales, 2023$310K

median sale price

Average sale
$320K
÷ buyers’ income
2.8×
Buyers
285
Nova Scotia’s towns
$205K
Assessed, 2024$222K

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).

By type of home

A detached house in Kings County, Subdivision B is assessed 26% higher than across Nova Scotia’s towns

Detached houses account for 87% of the 5,095 properties on Kings County, Subdivision B’s 2024 roll.

Assessed value

Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns

Detached houses$240K
Semi-detached$262K
Mobile homes$78K
Multi-unit properties$264K
The mix of properties
Detached houses87%
Multi-unit properties8%
Mobile homes3%
Semi-detached2%
1,400 sq ft
living area of the median detached house (Nova Scotia’s towns: 1,300 sq ft)
63%
of properties lived in by their owner

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

How Kings County, Subdivision B’s homes break down, by age and kind

At the 2021 census, 79% of Kings County, Subdivision B’s 5,185 occupied homes were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 1981.

When they were built

Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns

Before 196128%
1961–198025%
1981–200029%
2001–201514%
2016–20213%
What kind of home

Homes by kind

Single-detached houses79%
Semi-detached houses7%
Row houses1%
Flats in a duplex3%
Apartments, under 5 storeys9%
Movable dwellings1%
Against the median town of the province and of Canada
Kings County, Subdivision BNova ScotiaCanada
Condominiums1%1%8%
Needing major repairs9%9%6%
Too small for the household4%2%3%
Households in core housing need6%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.

Across Nova Scotia

Kings County, Subdivision B sits close to 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.

Kings County, Subdivision B’s neighbours by home value

The places around Kings County, Subdivision B at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.

KentvilleWolfvilleKings County, Subdivision CKings County, Subdivision DKentvilleWolfvilleKings County, Subdivision CKings County, Subdivision DKings County, Subdivision B
Prices next door
TownMedian home valueAverageOwnerskm
Kings County, Subdivision B$250K$284K74%
Kentville$250K$291K55%7.1
Wolfville$400K$422K39%8.9
Kings County, Subdivision C$250K$257K66%9
Kings County, Subdivision D$260K$314K85%11.6

Census 2021 values; km.

Questions about property prices in Kings County, Subdivision B

What is the average house price in Kings County, Subdivision B?

Buyers paid $320,000 on average in 2023, or 2.8 years of their income at the median.

How many households in Kings County, Subdivision B are in core housing need?

In line with Nova Scotia’s towns (8%): 6% in Kings County, Subdivision B, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.

Is Kings County, Subdivision B expensive for Nova Scotia?

Kings County, Subdivision B is close to the norm for Nova Scotia’s towns, whose median home is worth $250,000.

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. 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).