Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY-SA 3.0Permits in Stewiacke added 52.8 homes a year for every 1,000, where Nova Scotia’s towns added 13.5
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $220,000; the average was $237,000. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. Statistics Canada counted 65 buyers in 2023, paying a median $326,000.
Three ways to price a home in Stewiacke
Each source sits beside its own median for Nova Scotia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $237K
- Owners
- 435
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $320K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3×
- Buyers
- 65
- 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).
Stewiacke’s detached houses are assessed 27% above the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 655 homes in Stewiacke, 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.
Stewiacke’s homes: when they went up and what they are
At the 2021 census, 64% of Stewiacke’s 720 occupied homes were single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Stewiacke | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 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.
Stewiacke’s busiest year for permits was 2022, with 78 new homes
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Stewiacke created 155 homes, about 31 a year. About 31% went into single-unit buildings, where Nova Scotia’s towns built 63%.
A year with no report is left out.
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.
Stewiacke against Nova Scotia’s towns: 12% under the $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 Stewiacke: Colchester County, Subdivision C and Truro
Next to Stewiacke: 2021 census values and the share of owners. No closer places have figures: these lie 20–25 km from Stewiacke.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewiacke | $220K | $237K | 61% | |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | $200K | $232K | 81% | 19.6 |
| Enfield | $274K | $296K | 81% | 22.6 |
| Truro | $194K | $219K | 43% | 25.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Stewiacke
What is the average house price in Stewiacke?
The average sale was $320,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 3 times their income.
Is Stewiacke expensive for Nova Scotia?
No: Stewiacke’s census median is below the $250,000 of Nova Scotia’s towns.
How many households in Stewiacke are in core housing need?
8% of Stewiacke’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?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).