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Chester

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Rising, but more slowly than most of Nova Scotia.

Chester's price per square foot rose 13% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 34 recent and 44 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
$602,204typical house · 24mo89th pctile · NS
+13%price trend · 2yr44th pctile · NS
695homes
1,205residents

Sells in a median 16 days — faster than 75% of Nova Scotia areas · 28 sold

Sells for a median 96% of original asking — 14% at or above ask · 29 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 29 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$602,20424 mo
Registry sales3424 mo
24-mo change+13%
Median days on market16 days28 sold
Median assessment$536,7002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $602,204 over the last 24 months — +13% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +52% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,205 people live here, with a median household income near $64,500. 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 88% are single-detached.

Roughly 21 homes were added in the last five years — about 3.7% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Chester went from $349 in 2022 to $433 in 2026.20222023202420252026$433/ft²$349
Median sale price per square foot in Chester went from $349 in 2022 to $433 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $295,800 and $1,455,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Chester compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$602,20489th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+13%44th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+52%vs NS +52%
Median year built1970vs NS 1979
Median household income$64,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied83%vs NS 67%
Single-detached88%vs NS 64%
Median age55.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Chester; 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 21 new homes were built in Chester over the last five years — roughly 3.7% 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$368/ft² · 232 homes
1960–79$308/ft² · 117 homes
1980–99$322/ft² · 111 homes
2000–17$400/ft² · 75 homes
2018+$420/ft² · 34 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$330/ft² · 669 homes

Where recent sales landed

12%31%31%27%
Under $300k · 11.5%$300–500k · 30.8%$500–750k · 30.8%$750k+ · 26.9%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-2024 Queen, Chester$796,200
2026-07-1660 King, Chester$1,650,000
2026-07-15211 Old Trunk 3, Chester$165,000
2026-07-0667 Water, Chester$3,241,500
2026-06-0594 Queen, Chester$443,000
2026-06-0115 Fredas Point, Chester$5,000,000
2026-05-2997 Nauss Point, Chester$1,100,000
2026-03-30181 Central, Chester$550,000
2026-03-04243 Queen St, Chester$545,000
2025-12-1115 Zinck, Chester$391,000
2025-11-21139 Haddon Hill, Chester$294,000
2025-11-10215 Victoria, Chester$725,000

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
Population1,205
Median age55.6
Avg household size2.1
Median household income$64,500
Owner-occupied83%
Rented17%
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
Mill Cove$570,000+1%591
Chester Basin$407,000+15%567
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— 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.