Photo: Ross Dunn - Thanks for 13 million + views · CC BY-SA 2.0Victoria County, Subdivision B’s median sale runs 27% lower than across Nova Scotia’s towns
The middle home was worth $200,000 at the 2021 census, the average $230,800. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $134,000.
What Victoria County, Subdivision B’s homes are worth, three ways
Three sources, each set against Nova Scotia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $231K
- Owners
- 1,600
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $210K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.6×
- Buyers
- 85
- 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).
Victoria County, Subdivision B’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 86%
Detached houses account for 86% of the 2,765 properties on Victoria County, Subdivision B’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.
11% of Victoria County, Subdivision B’s homes need major repairs, against 9% for Nova Scotia’s towns
At the 2021 census, 88% of Victoria County, Subdivision B’s 1,860 occupied homes were 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
| Victoria County, Subdivision B | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 10% | 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.
Victoria County, Subdivision B permitted 24.3 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 13.5 of Nova Scotia’s towns
Some 45 homes a year: 267 in all were permitted in Victoria County, Subdivision B from 2018 to 2023. Most were houses: 73% went into single-unit buildings, against 63% for Nova Scotia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2023, with 64 new homes
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.
Victoria County, Subdivision B against Nova Scotia’s towns: 20% 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 Victoria County, Subdivision B: Cape Breton, Inverness County, Subdivision A and Richmond County, Subdivision B
The places around Victoria County, Subdivision B at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Distances here run 45–53 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Victoria County, Subdivision B.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria County, Subdivision B | $200K | $231K | 87% | |
| Cape Breton | $160K | $184K | 71% | 45.5 |
| Inverness County, Subdivision A | $174K | $209K | 85% | 50.8 |
| Inverness | $200K | $239K | 81% | 51.9 |
| Richmond County, Subdivision B | $174K | $224K | 90% | 52.2 |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | $200K | $220K | 78% | 53.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Victoria County, Subdivision B
Is Victoria County, Subdivision B expensive for Nova Scotia?
Less than most: Nova Scotia’s towns have a median of $250,000, and Victoria County, Subdivision B sits below it.
What is the average house price in Victoria County, Subdivision B?
The average sale was $210,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 1.6 times their income.
How many households in Victoria County, Subdivision B are in core housing need?
In line with Nova Scotia’s towns (8%): 10% in Victoria County, Subdivision B, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
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).