Canso
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Rising, broadly in step with Nova Scotia.
Canso's price per square foot rose 17% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 22 recent and 18 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.
A community within Guysborough, on Nova Scotia's official governance map.
Sells in a median 188 days — faster than 0% of Nova Scotia areas · 13 sold
Sells for a median 79% of original asking — 8% at or above ask · 13 sold
Market conditions among homes that sold over the last 24 months.
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Single-family homes here typically sold around $160,000 over the last 24 months — +17% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +73% over three years.
As of the 2021 Census, about 1,197 people live here, with a median household income near $56,000. 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 86% are single-detached.
Roughly 10 homes were added in the last five years — about 1.8% of the stock.
Most recent sales landed between $50,000 and $236,200 (10th–90th percentile).
The blue dot marks Canso; where a province-wide percentile exists it is shown, otherwise the Nova Scotia figure is given for reference.
About 10 new homes were built in Canso over the last five years — roughly 1.8% 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
Recent sale price per ft², by home type
Where recent sales landed
| 2026-07-27 | 51 Centennial, Canso | $190,000 |
| 2026-06-25 | Whitehead, Lower Whitehead | $110,000 |
| 2026-04-21 | 2143 Highway 316, Port Felix | $130,000 |
| 2025-10-24 | 1888 Highway 316, Whitehead | $185,000 |
| 2025-09-12 | 722 Union, Canso | $55,000 |
| 2025-09-11 | 101 Telegraph, Canso | $151,500 |
| 2025-09-10 | 244 Water, Canso | $150,000 |
| 2025-09-05 | 1080 Dover, Little Dover | $50,000 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1089 Highway 316, Upper Whitehead | $488,000 |
| 2025-08-20 | 870 Union, Canso | $100,000 |
| 2025-07-28 | 27 Cook, Canso | $200,000 |
| 2025-07-11 | 257 Half Island Cv, Half Island Cove | $395,000 |
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.
Census figures are apportioned from 2021 dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share — an honest approximation, not a direct count.
| Guysborough | $200,000 | +35% | 1,898 |
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An area profile for Canso— 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.