Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRichmond County, Subdivision A sits 20% below Nova Scotia’s towns on home values
The 2021 census gives $200,000 as the median value; Nova Scotia’s towns come to $250,000. The median sale in 2023 was $180,000, across 115 buyers. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $138,000.
Three ways to price a home in Richmond County, Subdivision A
Each source sits beside its own median for Nova Scotia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $220K
- Owners
- 1,350
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $185K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.5×
- Buyers
- 115
- 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).
Richmond County, Subdivision A’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 82%
Assessors listed 2,170 residential properties in Richmond County, Subdivision A for 2024, 82% 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.
The homes of Richmond County, Subdivision A, by period and type
Richmond County, Subdivision A had 1,735 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 85% of them 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
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
Richmond County, Subdivision A against Nova Scotia’s towns: 20% under the $250,000 median
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 Richmond County, Subdivision A: Richmond County, Subdivision C and Richmond County, Subdivision B
Next to Richmond County, Subdivision A: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | $200K | $220K | 78% | |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | $150K | $203K | 83% | 15 |
| Richmond County, Subdivision B | $174K | $224K | 90% | 19.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Richmond County, Subdivision A
What is the average house price in Richmond County, Subdivision A?
An average of $185,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 1.5 times the buyer’s income.
Is Richmond County, Subdivision A expensive for Nova Scotia?
No: Richmond County, Subdivision A’s census median is below the $250,000 of Nova Scotia’s towns.
How many households in Richmond County, Subdivision A are in core housing need?
8% of Richmond County, Subdivision A’s households, near 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.
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).