Photo: Madereugeneandrew · CC BY-SA 4.0A home in Kingston sells for 56% more than in the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $240,000, the average one $257,200. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $221,000. Some 251 new homes a year went up in Kingston on permits from 2018 to 2023.
Three ways to price a home in Kingston
Three sources, each set against Nova Scotia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $257K
- Owners
- 6,825
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $310K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.7×
- Buyers
- 675
- 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, Kingston’s houses sit 31% above Nova Scotia’s towns
Of Kingston’s 9,540 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 89% 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.
The homes of Kingston, by period and type
At the 2021 census, 81% of Kingston’s 9,460 occupied homes were 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
| Kingston | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 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.
Permits in Kingston ran at 27.4 homes a year per 1,000, where Nova Scotia’s towns ran at 13.5
Most were houses: 52% went into single-unit buildings, against 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns.
Most in 2021: 302 new homes
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.
Kingston sits near the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns ($250,000)
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 Kingston: Annapolis County, Subdivision C
Next to Kingston: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | $240K | $257K | 74% | |
| Berwick | $250K | $259K | 62% | 8 |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision C | $200K | $238K | 82% | 16.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Kingston
How many households in Kingston are in core housing need?
In Kingston, 5% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for 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.
What is the average house price in Kingston?
An average of $310,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2.7 times the buyer’s income.
Is Kingston expensive for Nova Scotia?
About average: Kingston’s census median is close to the $250,000 of Nova Scotia’s towns.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).