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Chester Basin

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Rising, broadly in step with Nova Scotia.

Chester Basin's price per square foot rose 15% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 30 recent and 31 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$407,000typical house · 24mo63rd pctile · NS
+15%price trend · 2yr54th pctile · NS
567homes
983residents

Sells in a median 9 days — faster than 90% of Nova Scotia areas · 24 sold

Sells for a median 98% of original asking — 40% at or above ask · 25 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 25 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$407,00024 mo
Registry sales3024 mo
24-mo change+15%
Median days on market9 days24 sold
Median assessment$379,8002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $407,000 over the last 24 months — +15% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +57% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 983 people live here, with a median household income near $64,500. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 88% are single-detached.

Roughly 34 homes were added in the last five years — about 6.5% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Chester Basin went from $189 in 2022 to $326 in 2026.20222023202420252026$326/ft²$189
Median sale price per square foot in Chester Basin went from $189 in 2022 to $326 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $249,500 and $1,305,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Chester Basin compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$407,00063rd percentile
Price trend · 2yr+15%54th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+57%vs NS +52%
Median year built1982vs NS 1979
Median household income$64,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied84%vs NS 67%
Single-detached88%vs NS 64%
Median age55.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Chester Basin; 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 34 new homes were built in Chester Basin over the last five years — roughly 6.5% 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$267/ft² · 81 homes
1960–79$274/ft² · 155 homes
1980–99$266/ft² · 157 homes
2000–17$375/ft² · 77 homes
2018+$456/ft² · 50 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$301/ft² · 541 homes

Where recent sales landed

23%38%31%
Under $300k · 23%$300–500k · 37.7%$500–750k · 8.2%$750k+ · 31.1%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-3078 Hillcrest, Chester Basin$240,000
2026-06-30545 Highway 12, Chester Basin$245,000
2026-06-0810 Swallow Point, Chester Basin$50,000
2026-05-2767 Skipper Hill, Chester Basin$1,225,000
2026-05-065284 Highway 3, Chester Basin$612,500
2026-01-28135 Borgalds Shore, Chester Basin$1,120,000
2025-12-19627 Borgalds Point, Chester Basin$382,500
2025-12-05248 Marine, Chester Basin$1,295,000
2025-12-0470 Swallow Cove, Chester Basin$820,000
2025-11-1348 Arthur Hatt, Chester Basin$415,000
2025-10-1410 Swallow Point, Chester Basin$870,000
2025-09-08405 Borgalds Point, Chester Basin$1,395,000

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.

Who lives here2021 Census · apportioned
Population983
Median age55.6
Avg household size2.1
Median household income$64,500
Owner-occupied84%
Rented16%
Single-detached88% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.2% (NS 5.2%)

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

More in Chester
New Ross$448,950+60%714
Chester$602,204+13%695
Mill Cove$570,000+1%591
Marriotts Cove$430,000-2%375
Forties$266,640-18%337
New Russell$339,000+37%335
Blandford$406,500+20%330
East Chester$424,900+55%319
Martins Point$392,450+14%311
Windsor Road$307,000+24%274
Western Shore$275,000+13%273
Fox Point$540,000+41%252

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An area profile for Chester Basin— 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.