Photo: Tim Green from Bradford, UK · CC BY 2.0Homes in Shelburne sell for 44% less than the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $174,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $221,000. Assessors valued the median residential property at $123,000 for 2024.
Three ways to price a home in Shelburne
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Nova Scotia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $221K
- Owners
- 1,720
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $183K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.3×
- Buyers
- 170
- 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, Shelburne’s houses sit 12% below Nova Scotia’s towns
Detached houses account for 88% of the 2,935 properties on Shelburne’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.
The homes of Shelburne, by period and type
2,060 occupied homes stood in Shelburne in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 86% 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
| Shelburne | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 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.
Shelburne is cheaper than most of Nova Scotia’s towns: 30% under their $250,000 median
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 Shelburne: Shelburne
The places around Shelburne at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Shelburne has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 4–67 km out.
Questions about property prices in Shelburne
What is the average house price in Shelburne?
The average sale was $183,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 1.3 times their income.
Is Shelburne expensive for Nova Scotia?
Less than most: Nova Scotia’s towns have a median of $250,000, and Shelburne sits below it.
How many households in Shelburne are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 9% of Shelburne’s households in core housing need, much as for Nova Scotia’s towns (8%).
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. 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).