Photo: Ann Baekken · CC BY 2.0Stellarton adds housing slowly, at 4.6 new homes a year per 1,000 (Nova Scotia’s towns: 13.5)
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $150,000; the average was $167,600. Statistics Canada counted 70 buyers in 2023, paying a median $200,000. Assessors valued the median residential property at $155,000 for 2024.
What Stellarton’s homes are worth, three ways
Each source sits beside its own median for Nova Scotia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $168K
- Owners
- 1,165
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $230K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.5×
- Buyers
- 70
- 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).
Stellarton’s detached houses are assessed 8% below the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,535 homes in Stellarton, detached houses 79% of them.
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.
43% of Stellarton’s homes predate 1961, against 28% for Nova Scotia’s towns
At the 2021 census, 60% of Stellarton’s 1,880 occupied homes were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Stellarton | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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 Stellarton peaked in 2021: 19 new homes
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Stellarton created 46 homes, about 8 a year. 21% were single-unit buildings and the rest multi-unit ones, against 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns.
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.
Stellarton is cheaper than most of Nova Scotia’s towns: 40% under their $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 Stellarton: Westville and Trenton
Next to Stellarton: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellarton | $150K | $168K | 62% | |
| New Glasgow | $174K | $195K | 56% | 3.7 |
| Westville | $130K | $150K | 72% | 4.2 |
| Trenton | $120K | $129K | 74% | 6.4 |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | $170K | $204K | 85% | 6.9 |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | $180K | $219K | 88% | 7.9 |
| Pictou | $150K | $165K | 66% | 13.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Stellarton
Is Stellarton expensive for Nova Scotia?
No: Stellarton’s census median is below the $250,000 of Nova Scotia’s towns.
What is the average house price in Stellarton?
Buyers paid $230,000 on average in 2023, or 1.5 years of their income at the median.
How many households in Stellarton are in core housing need?
7% of Stellarton’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. 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 · 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).