The affordability burden on renters is worse in Nova Scotia than in any other province, according to new calculations by real estate firm Turner Drake & Partners.

This month, the firm released a new tool for measuring and comparing the state of housing markets across the country, which it calls the Residential Market Pressure Index.

The index assigns a score out of 100 to every Canadian province and the nation as a whole. The higher the score, the more severe the “pressure” – or, put another way, the harder it is for people to find affordable housing.

“Nova Scotia must confront entrenched affordability challenges to restore balance,” the firm said in a report that accompanies the index scores.

The burden of renting is one of four factors that make up a jurisdiction’s overall score. The

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