Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes in Windsor sell for 42% more than the median of Nova Scotia’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $230,000, the average one $257,600. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021. Assessors valued the median residential property at $215,000 for 2024.
Windsor’s homes, by three sources
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
- $258K
- Owners
- 6,555
- Nova Scotia’s towns
- $250K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $290K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.3×
- Buyers
- 595
- 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).
Houses in Windsor carry assessments 29% over the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns
Of Windsor’s 8,435 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 86% are detached houses.
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.
How Windsor’s homes break down, by age and kind
Windsor had 8,375 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 80% of them 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
| Windsor | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 1% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 9% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 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.
Windsor against Nova Scotia’s towns: 8% 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 Windsor
The places around Windsor at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Windsor has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–30 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | $230K | $258K | 80% | |
| Kings County, Subdivision D | $260K | $314K | 85% | 18.3 |
| Wolfville | $400K | $422K | 39% | 21 |
| Kings County, Subdivision C | $250K | $257K | 66% | 29.3 |
| Kings County, Subdivision B | $250K | $284K | 74% | 29.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Windsor
What is the average house price in Windsor?
Buyers paid $290,000 on average in 2023, or 2.3 years of their income at the median.
Is Windsor expensive for Nova Scotia?
Less than most: Nova Scotia’s towns have a median of $250,000, and Windsor sits below it.
How many households in Windsor are in core housing need?
About as many as elsewhere: 8% of households in Windsor, where Nova Scotia’s towns sit at 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).