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Chance Harbour

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Rising, but more slowly than most of Nova Scotia.

Chance Harbour's price per square foot rose 12% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 18 recent and 17 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$283,500typical house · 24mo33rd pctile · NS
+12%price trend · 2yr39th pctile · NS
374homes
765residents

Sells in a median 13 days — faster than 82% of Nova Scotia areas · 10 sold

Sells for a median 94% of original asking — 30% at or above ask · 10 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$283,50024 mo
Registry sales1824 mo
24-mo change+12%
Median days on market13 days10 sold
Median assessment$274,5502026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $283,500 over the last 24 months — +12% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +53% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 765 people live here, with a median household income near $71,423. 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-detached.

Roughly 10 homes were added in the last five years — about 3.1% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Chance Harbour went from $97 in 2022 to $222 in 2026.20222023202420252026$222/ft²$97
Median sale price per square foot in Chance Harbour went from $97 in 2022 to $222 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $64,547 and $625,600 (10th–90th percentile).

How Chance Harbour compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$283,50033rd percentile
Price trend · 2yr+12%39th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+53%vs NS +52%
Median year built1977vs NS 1979
Median household income$71,423vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied88%vs NS 67%
Single-detached87%vs NS 64%
Median age52vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Chance Harbour; 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 10 new homes were built in Chance Harbour over the last five years — roughly 3.1% 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$207/ft² · 77 homes
1960–79$233/ft² · 93 homes
1980–99$207/ft² · 87 homes
2000–17$296/ft² · 51 homes
2018+$324/ft² · 15 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$205/ft² · 358 homes

Where recent sales landed

63%23%
Under $300k · 62.9%$300–500k · 22.9%$500–750k · 5.7%$750k+ · 8.6%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-027060 Pictou Landing, Chance Harbour$495,000
2026-06-18678 Egypt, Little Harbour$295,000
2026-06-1647 Macdonald, Chance Harbour$425,000
2026-05-1421 Fifth, Chance Harbour$300,000
2026-04-284 Rose, Chance Harbour$60,000
2026-03-094567 Pictou Landing, Hillside$220,000
2025-09-2978 Hillside, Hillside$180,000
2025-06-23405 Sinclair, Chance Harbour$1,500,000
2025-04-247035 Pictou Landing, Chance Harbour$272,000
2025-01-15398 Sinclair, Chance Harbour$370,000
2025-01-15102 Hillside, Hillside$115,000
2024-12-30311 Chance Harbour, Hillside$61,158

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
Population765
Median age52
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$71,423
Owner-occupied88%
Rented12%
Single-detached87% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.8% (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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Caribou Island$375,000+17%387
Thorburn$245,000-3%352

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An area profile for Chance Harbour— 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.