Photo: Elviroyage · CC BY 4.0Owners put the median home in Lunenburg at $250,000
Some 10,265 owner households gave their home’s value to the 2021 census. In 2023, 825 homes changed hands at a median price of $209,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $199,000.
What Lunenburg’s homes are worth, three ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Nova Scotia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $293K
- Owners
- 10,265
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $280K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.8×
- Buyers
- 825
- 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 Lunenburg carry assessments 35% over the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns
Of Lunenburg’s 14,525 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 90% 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.
Single-detached houses are 92% of Lunenburg’s homes, against 83% for Nova Scotia’s towns
Lunenburg had 11,500 occupied homes at the 2021 census. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Lunenburg | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 9% | 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 Lunenburg ran at 16.7 homes a year per 1,000, near the 13.5 of Nova Scotia’s towns
Lunenburg issued permits for 1,073 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 179 a year. Single-unit buildings took 78% of them, where Nova Scotia’s towns built 63%.
The busiest year: 2021, with 348 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.
Lunenburg sits close to 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.
Lower values near Lunenburg: Bridgewater
The places around Lunenburg at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunenburg | $250K | $293K | 90% | |
| Bridgewater | $200K | $218K | 58% | 2.6 |
| Mahone Bay | $400K | $436K | 68% | 10.9 |
| Lunenburg | $348K | $382K | 63% | 15.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Lunenburg
How many households in Lunenburg are in core housing need?
In line with Nova Scotia’s towns (8%): 9% in Lunenburg, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
What is the average house price in Lunenburg?
The average sale was $280,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 1.8 times their income.
Is Lunenburg expensive for Nova Scotia?
Lunenburg 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?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).