Photo: Linglingsan at en.wikipedia · Public domainA home in Liverpool is worth 30% less than the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $174,000, where Nova Scotia’s towns sit at $250,000. The median sale in 2023 was $173,000, across 365 buyers. Assessors valued the median residential property at $152,000 for 2024.
Three ways to price a home in Liverpool
Each source sits beside its own median for Nova Scotia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $213K
- Owners
- 4,095
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $210K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.6×
- Buyers
- 365
- 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 roll, 90% of Liverpool’s properties are detached houses
Assessors listed 6,550 residential properties in Liverpool for 2024, 90% of them 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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 13% in Liverpool (Nova Scotia’s towns: 9%)
The 2021 census counted 4,975 occupied homes in Liverpool; 87% 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
| Liverpool | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 13% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
Liverpool permitted 14.3 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 13.5 of Nova Scotia’s towns
Liverpool issued permits for 395 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 66 a year. 65% were single-unit buildings, beside 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns.
Most in 2021: 115 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.
Liverpool is 30% below the $250,000 median of Nova Scotia’s towns
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.
Home values around Liverpool
The places around Liverpool at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Liverpool with figures are 39–49 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | $174K | $213K | 82% | |
| Bridgewater | $200K | $218K | 58% | 38.9 |
| Lunenburg | $250K | $293K | 90% | 41.5 |
| Lunenburg | $348K | $382K | 63% | 49.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Liverpool
Is Liverpool expensive for Nova Scotia?
Below the norm for Nova Scotia’s towns, whose median home is worth $250,000; Liverpool’s is worth less.
How many households in Liverpool are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Nova Scotia’s towns (8%): 6% in Liverpool, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
What is the average house price in Liverpool?
Homes sold for an average $210,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 1.6 times their household 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).