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Head of St. Margarets Bay

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Rising, but more slowly than most of Nova Scotia.

Head of St. Margarets Bay's price per square foot rose 7% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 27 recent and 37 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$698,160typical house · 24mo96th pctile · NS
+7%price trend · 2yr26th pctile · NS
572homes
1,414residents

Sells in a median 45 days — faster than 26% of Nova Scotia areas · 21 sold

Sells for a median 94% of original asking — 27% at or above ask · 22 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 22 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$698,16024 mo
Registry sales2724 mo
24-mo change+7%
Median days on market45 days21 sold
Median assessment$617,6002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $698,160 over the last 24 months — +7% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +31% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,414 people live here, with a median household income near $109,000. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 95% are single-detached.

Roughly 13 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.4% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Head of St. Margarets Bay went from $268 in 2022 to $444 in 2026.20222023202420252026$444/ft²$268
Median sale price per square foot in Head of St. Margarets Bay went from $268 in 2022 to $444 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $244,200 and $1,626,900 (10th–90th percentile).

How Head of St. Margarets Bay compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$698,16096th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+7%26th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+31%vs NS +52%
Median year built1982vs NS 1979
Median household income$109,000vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied91%vs NS 67%
Single-detached95%vs NS 64%
Median age46vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Head of St. Margarets Bay; 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 13 new homes were built in Head of St. Margarets Bay over the last five years — roughly 2.4% 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$367/ft² · 79 homes
1960–79$315/ft² · 125 homes
1980–99$340/ft² · 216 homes
2000–17$344/ft² · 92 homes
2018+$451/ft² · 24 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$380/ft² · 516 homes

Where recent sales landed

25%25%41%
Under $300k · 9.4%$300–500k · 25%$500–750k · 25%$750k+ · 40.6%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-258 Old Schooner, Head of St. Margarets Bay$1,100,000
2026-06-03156 Parklea, Head of St Margarets Bay$1,533,500
2026-06-0135 Sunnywood, Head of St Margarets Bay$1,990,000
2026-03-056027 St Margarets Bay, Head of St. Margarets Bay$499,000
2026-03-0210 Oakland Point, Head of St. Margarets Bay$1,350,000
2026-01-22324 Masons Point, Head of St. Margarets Bay$144,737
2026-01-0622 Ketch, Head of St Margarets Bay$1,850,000
2025-11-13145 Glenwood, Head of St. Margarets Bay$1,510,000
2025-11-066 Oakland Point, Head of St. Margarets Bay$1,609,500
2025-10-246136 St Margarets Bay, Head of St. Margarets Bay$800,000
2025-10-156847 St Margarets Bay, Head of St. Margarets Bay$415,000
2025-10-085824 St Margarets Bay, Head of St Margarets Bay$698,160

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
Population1,414
Median age46
Avg household size2.6
Median household income$109,000
Owner-occupied91%
Rented9%
Single-detached95% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20167% (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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An area profile for Head of St. Margarets Bay— 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.