Photo: SimonP at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Owners in Springhill value their homes 60% below the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $100,000 in 2021, where the median of Nova Scotia’s towns was $250,000. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. Sales are published too: 250 buyers in 2023, at a median $105,000.
Three ways to price a home in Springhill
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Nova Scotia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $140K
- Owners
- 2,405
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $132K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.3×
- Buyers
- 250
- 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).
Springhill’s detached houses are assessed 43% below the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Detached houses account for 89% of the 3,210 properties on Springhill’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.
14% of Springhill’s households are in core housing need, against 8% for Nova Scotia’s towns
The 2021 census counted 2,995 occupied homes in Springhill; 87% of them are single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Springhill | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 14% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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.
Springhill against Nova Scotia’s towns: 60% 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.
Home values around Springhill
Next to Springhill: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Springhill with figures are 22–24 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill | $100K | $140K | 82% | |
| Oxford | $125K | $154K | 67% | 22.4 |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | $200K | $234K | 88% | 23.4 |
| Amherst | $139K | $161K | 57% | 23.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Springhill
Is Springhill expensive for Nova Scotia?
On census values, Springhill sits among the cheaper of Nova Scotia’s towns (median $250,000).
What is the average house price in Springhill?
Buyers paid $132,000 on average in 2023, or 1.3 years of their income at the median.
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).