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Dayton

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Dayton's price per square foot rose 27% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 24 recent and 27 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$274,712typical house · 24mo28th pctile · NS
+27%price trend · 2yr78th pctile · NS
460homes
949residents

Sells in a median 22 days — faster than 63% of Nova Scotia areas · 21 sold

Sells for a median 94% of original asking — 10% at or above ask · 21 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 21 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$274,71224 mo
Registry sales2424 mo
24-mo change+27%
Median days on market22 days21 sold
Median assessment$272,6002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $274,712 over the last 24 months — +27% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +51% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 949 people live here, with a median household income near $68,206. 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-detached.

Roughly 6 homes were added in the last five years — about 1.6% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Dayton went from $121 in 2022 to $226 in 2026.20222023202420252026$226/ft²$121
Median sale price per square foot in Dayton went from $121 in 2022 to $226 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $152,500 and $417,500 (10th–90th percentile).

How Dayton compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$274,71228th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+27%78th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+51%vs NS +52%
Median year built1976vs NS 1979
Median household income$68,206vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied87%vs NS 67%
Single-detached92%vs NS 64%
Median age50.4vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Dayton; 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 6 new homes were built in Dayton over the last five years — roughly 1.6% 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$159/ft² · 101 homes
1960–79$159/ft² · 117 homes
1980–99$192/ft² · 91 homes
2000–17$239/ft² · 42 homes
2018+$312/ft² · 18 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$181/ft² · 430 homes

Where recent sales landed

61%28%
Under $300k · 60.8%$300–500k · 27.5%$500–750k · 7.8%$750k+ · 3.9%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-2874 Dearman, Milton Highlands$350,000
2026-06-11128 Highway 1, Dayton$400,000
2026-06-0820 Highway 304, Milton Highlands$314,373
2026-06-022255 Chebogue, Sand Beach$225,000
2026-05-0154 Dearman, Milton Highlands$247,500
2026-05-01669 Lakeside, Dayton$220,000
2025-12-1751 Main Shore, Milton Highlands$145,000
2025-11-28132 Highway 1, Dayton$340,000
2025-10-30954 Lakeside, Milton Highlands$187,000
2025-10-10362 Wyman, Sand Beach$170,000
2025-09-15721 Wyman, Sand Beach$245,000
2025-07-15211 Ellis, Sand Beach$230,000

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
Population949
Median age50.4
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$68,206
Owner-occupied87%
Rented13%
Single-detached92% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.2% (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 Yarmouth
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Port Maitland$245,000+30%474
South Ohio$300,000+42%471
Hebron$205,500+18%413
Brooklyn (Yarmouth)$375,000+12%263

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How to read this profile

An area profile for Dayton— 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.