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East Hants

One of 49 municipalities · 8,870 parcels · Updated weekly

Rising, broadly in step with Nova Scotia.

East Hants's price per square foot rose 15% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 692 recent and 761 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$479,500typical house · 24mo91st pctile · NS
+15%price trend · 2yr45th pctile · NS
8,870homes
22,909residents

Sells in a median 20 days — faster than 80% of Nova Scotia areas · 447 sold

Sells for a median 97% of original asking — 34% at or above ask · 451 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 451 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$479,50024 mo
Registry sales69224 mo
24-mo change+15%
Median days on market20 days447 sold
Median assessment$387,1002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $479,500 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 +58% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 22,909 people live here, with a median household income near $85,102. 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 82% are single-detached.

Roughly 825 homes were added in the last five years — about 10.2% of the stock, and new builds trade at a +4.9% per-square-foot premium to existing homes of the same size.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in East Hants went from $211 in 2022 to $284 in 2026.20222023202420252026$284/ft²$211
Median sale price per square foot in East Hants went from $211 in 2022 to $284 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $170,000 and $669,900 (10th–90th percentile).

How East Hants compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$479,50091st percentile
Price trend · 2yr+15%45th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+58%vs NS +52%
Median year built1987vs NS 1979
Median household income$85,102vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied81%vs NS 67%
Single-detached82%vs NS 64%
Median age44.5vs NS 47

The blue dot marks East Hants; 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 825 new homes were built in East Hants over the last five years — roughly 10.2% of its homes. New homes trade near $279/ft² against $266/ft² for existing — a +4.9% premium per square foot, after holding size constant. 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$226/ft² · 964 homes
1960–79$236/ft² · 1878 homes
1980–99$254/ft² · 2651 homes
2000–17$294/ft² · 1596 homes
2018+$312/ft² · 996 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$262/ft² · 6987 homes
Split-level$277/ft² · 1577 homes
Manufactured$282/ft² · 178 homes
Semi-detached$288/ft² · 89 homes
Townhouse$238/ft² · 39 homes

Where recent sales landed

25%38%33%
Under $300k · 24.6%$300–500k · 37.6%$500–750k · 32.8%$750k+ · 5%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-2865 Tannery, Elmsdale$555,000
2026-07-216604 Highway 354, Kennetcook$260,000
2026-07-20821 Valley, West Gore$65,000
2026-07-2011 Martin, Lantz$455,000
2026-07-207 Heather, Enfield$485,000
2026-07-17979 Walker, Greenfield$345,000
2026-07-168 Pinewood, Lakelands$607,000
2026-07-1667 Tannery, Elmsdale$512,500
2026-07-163 Parker Pl, Enfield$625,000
2026-07-164 Conley, Shubenacadie$361,000
2026-07-15Brianna, Lantz$513,924
2026-07-142050 Indian, Macphees Corner$499,900

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
Population22,909
Median age44.5
Avg household size2.44
Median household income$85,102
Owner-occupied81%
Rented19%
Single-detached82% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20166.3% (NS 5.2%)

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

Communities
Upper Rawdon$246,000+15%1,472
Enfield (East Hants)$507,500+14%1,353
Shubenacadie$375,000+20%967
Nine Mile River$509,950+18%960
East Uniacke$505,000+19%923
Lantz$500,000+17%720
Mount Uniacke$496,450+18%631
Lakelands$500,000+6%586
Elmsdale$513,000+13%504
Milford$447,518+23%387
Belnan$665,274+6%367

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How to read this profile

An area profile for East Hants— 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.