Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPictou County, Subdivision B sits 32% below Nova Scotia’s towns on home values
In figures: $170,000 for the median home in 2021, $250,000 for the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns. Sales are published too: 120 buyers in 2023, at a median $188,000. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $163,000.
Pictou County, Subdivision B’s homes, by three sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Nova Scotia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $204K
- Owners
- 2,195
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $220K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.9×
- Buyers
- 120
- 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).
Detached houses make up 83% of Pictou County, Subdivision B’s residential properties
Detached houses account for 83% of the 2,575 properties on Pictou County, Subdivision B’s 2024 roll.
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.
Pictou County, Subdivision B’s homes: when they went up and what they are
2,630 occupied homes stood in Pictou County, Subdivision B in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 82% of them. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
Pictou County, Subdivision B is 32% below 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.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Pictou County, Subdivision B: Westville, Stellarton and Trenton
Next to Pictou County, Subdivision B: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | $170K | $204K | 85% | |
| Westville | $130K | $150K | 72% | 3.8 |
| Stellarton | $150K | $168K | 62% | 6.9 |
| New Glasgow | $174K | $195K | 56% | 10.1 |
| Trenton | $120K | $129K | 74% | 12.7 |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | $180K | $219K | 88% | 14.6 |
| Pictou | $150K | $165K | 66% | 17.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Pictou County, Subdivision B
How many households in Pictou County, Subdivision B are in core housing need?
4% of Pictou County, Subdivision B’s households, under the 8% of Nova Scotia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Is Pictou County, Subdivision B expensive for Nova Scotia?
Less than most: Nova Scotia’s towns have a median of $250,000, and Pictou County, Subdivision B sits below it.
What is the average house price in Pictou County, Subdivision B?
The average sale was $220,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 1.9 times their income.
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. 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).