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Canning

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Canning's price per square foot rose 22% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 66 recent and 69 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$345,000typical house · 24mo48th pctile · NS
+22%price trend · 2yr73rd pctile · NS
1,321homes
3,510residents

Sells in a median 51 days — faster than 20% of Nova Scotia areas · 55 sold

Sells for a median 93% of original asking — 16% at or above ask · 55 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 55 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$345,00024 mo
Registry sales6624 mo
24-mo change+22%
Median days on market51 days55 sold
Median assessment$296,8002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $345,000 over the last 24 months — +22% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +58% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 3,510 people live here, with a median household income near $68,000. 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 79% are single-detached.

Roughly 22 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.3% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Canning went from $195 in 2022 to $277 in 2026.20222023202420252026$277/ft²$195
Median sale price per square foot in Canning went from $195 in 2022 to $277 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $152,500 and $588,500 (10th–90th percentile).

How Canning compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$345,00048th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+22%73rd percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+58%vs NS +52%
Median year built1975vs NS 1979
Median household income$68,000vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied74%vs NS 67%
Single-detached79%vs NS 64%
Median age47.2vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Canning; 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 22 new homes were built in Canning over the last five years — roughly 2.3% 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$210/ft² · 284 homes
1960–79$226/ft² · 272 homes
1980–99$233/ft² · 245 homes
2000–17$307/ft² · 114 homes
2018+$343/ft² · 31 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$247/ft² · 1263 homes

Where recent sales landed

47%40%
Under $300k · 47.4%$300–500k · 40%$500–750k · 6.7%$750k+ · 5.9%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-231852 Highway 358, Hillaton$300,000
2026-07-062273 Gospel, Arlington$385,000
2026-06-2610305 Highway 221, Habitant$560,000
2026-06-2479 Blomidon, Lower Blomidon$557,000
2026-06-179878 Main, Canning$1,075,000
2026-06-17994 Pleasant, Canning$465,000
2026-05-292400 North, Canning$158,000
2026-05-2810014 Highway 221, Habitant$205,000
2026-05-0124 Church, Kingsport$298,000
2026-04-3044 Main, Kingsport$424,000
2026-04-241004 Summer, Canning$295,000
2026-03-2510110 Highway 221, Habitant$250,000

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
Population3,510
Median age47.2
Avg household size2.3
Median household income$68,000
Owner-occupied74%
Rented26%
Single-detached79% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.3% (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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New Minas$410,000+17%880
Greenwood (Kings)$350,500+7%816
Harbourville$367,000+1%647
Port Williams$560,000+2%607

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An area profile for Canning— 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.