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Arichat

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Rising, but more slowly than most of Nova Scotia.

Arichat's price per square foot rose 10% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 32 recent and 34 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

A community within Richmond, on Nova Scotia's official governance map.

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$196,500typical house · 24mo10th pctile · NS
+10%price trend · 2yr34th pctile · NS
948homes
1,835residents

Sells in a median 60 days — faster than 11% of Nova Scotia areas · 22 sold

Sells for a median 90% of original asking — 9% at or above ask · 22 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 22 sold

Market conditions among homes that sold over the last 24 months.

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$196,50024 mo
Registry sales3224 mo
24-mo change+10%
Median days on market60 days22 sold
Median assessment$173,0502026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $196,500 over the last 24 months — +10% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +49% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,835 people live here, with a median household income near $61,200. 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 89% are single-detached.

Roughly 25 homes were added in the last five years — about 3.2% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Arichat went from $143 in 2022 to $167 in 2026.20222023202420252026$167/ft²$143
Median sale price per square foot in Arichat went from $143 in 2022 to $167 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $120,500 and $354,050 (10th–90th percentile).

How Arichat compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$196,50010th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+10%34th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+49%vs NS +52%
Median year built1972vs NS 1979
Median household income$61,200vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied82%vs NS 67%
Single-detached89%vs NS 64%
Median age55.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Arichat; where a province-wide percentile exists it is shown, otherwise the Nova Scotia figure is given for reference.

Built form & new constructionPVSC · as of 2026-08-30

About 25 new homes were built in Arichat over the last five years — roughly 3.2% of its homes. Counts detached, semi, townhouse and small multi-unit homes only — apartment and commercial development are tracked separately, so this is not a count of all new housing units.

Assessed value per ft², by era built

Pre-1960$129/ft² · 232 homes
1960–79$138/ft² · 272 homes
1980–99$166/ft² · 162 homes
2000–17$202/ft² · 88 homes
2018+$258/ft² · 36 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$157/ft² · 862 homes

Where recent sales landed

83%14%
Under $300k · 83.3%$300–500k · 13.6%$500–750k · 3%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-244475 Highway 320, Pondville$275,000
2026-07-02351 Lochside, Arichat$355,000
2026-06-29245 Boudreauville, Boudreauville$120,000
2026-06-122685 High, Arichat$165,000
2026-04-295105 Highway 320, Arichat$345,500
2026-03-1616 Landrys, Boudreauville$160,000
2026-03-064508 Highway 320, Pondville$180,000
2026-03-02189 Boudreauville, Boudreauville$220,000
2026-02-032493 Highway 206, Arichat$355,000
2025-12-222706 High, Arichat$180,000
2025-10-22536 Rocky Bay, Rocky Bay$125,000
2025-10-03805 Grandique, Arichat$180,000

Source: PVSC sales records — single-parcel transfers of $50,000 or more. Multi-parcel conveyances and nominal family transfers are excluded because they aren't market sales.

Who lives here2021 Census · apportioned
Population1,835
Median age55.6
Avg household size2.1
Median household income$61,200
Owner-occupied82%
Rented18%
Single-detached89% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20164.9% (NS 5.2%)

Census figures are apportioned from 2021 dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share — an honest approximation, not a direct count.

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How to read this profile

An area profile for Arichat— how the area has moved, never a per-home estimate or a forecast. Market figures cover the last 24 months of arm's-length single-family sales (Property Valuation Services Corporation); the trend is on median price per square foot, which controls for which homes happened to sell. Where recent sales are too thin to be reliable, the typical-price figure is suppressed and the assessed-value movement is shown instead. New-build premiums hold home size constant. Demographics are from the 2021 Census of Canada, apportioned from dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share.

Sources — PVSC (sales & assessment) · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (Open Government Licence – Canada) · governance boundaries © Open Data Nova Scotia & HRM (OGL) · market data as of August 2026.