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Howie Centre

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Howie Centre's price per square foot rose 29% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 25 recent and 48 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$376,500typical house · 24mo56th pctile · NS
+29%price trend · 2yr82nd pctile · NS
769homes
1,875residents

Sells in a median 23 days — faster than 61% of Nova Scotia areas · 20 sold

Sells for a median 97% of original asking — 35% at or above ask · 20 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 20 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$376,50024 mo
Registry sales2524 mo
24-mo change+29%
Median days on market23 days20 sold
Median assessment$319,7002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $376,500 over the last 24 months — +29% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +56% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,875 people live here, with a median household income near $86,534. 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 85% are single-detached.

Roughly 30 homes were added in the last five years — about 4% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Howie Centre went from $154 in 2022 to $271 in 2026.20222023202420252026$271/ft²$154
Median sale price per square foot in Howie Centre went from $154 in 2022 to $271 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $217,000 and $512,870 (10th–90th percentile).

How Howie Centre compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$376,50056th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+29%82nd percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+56%vs NS +52%
Median year built1985vs NS 1979
Median household income$86,534vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied89%vs NS 67%
Single-detached85%vs NS 64%
Median age52.5vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Howie Centre; 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 30 new homes were built in Howie Centre over the last five years — roughly 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$204/ft² · 66 homes
1960–79$198/ft² · 199 homes
1980–99$209/ft² · 371 homes
2000–17$257/ft² · 79 homes
2018+$284/ft² · 39 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$216/ft² · 525 homes
Split-level$229/ft² · 161 homes

Where recent sales landed

37%49%14%
Under $300k · 37%$300–500k · 49.3%$500–750k · 13.7%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-05-06271 Fatima, Sydney River$688,596
2026-04-2242 Lakeview, Howie Centre$437,500
2026-03-05156 Wildwood, Howie Centre$335,000
2026-03-027 Elder Vista, Sydney$280,000
2026-02-19131 Marbern, Howie Centre$535,000
2026-01-0622 Oakland, Howie Centre$443,000
2025-12-09200 Tometary, Howie Centre$315,000
2025-11-20Kings, Howie Centre$370,000
2025-09-2517 Hallmark, Howie Centre$405,000
2025-09-182045 Kings, Howie Centre$195,000
2025-08-05108 Floral Heights, Howie Centre$340,000
2025-07-31207 Erin Leah, Howie Centre$361,500

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
Population1,875
Median age52.5
Avg household size2.35
Median household income$86,534
Owner-occupied89%
Rented11%
Single-detached85% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.5% (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 Cape Breton
Sydney$233,650+9%5,900
Glace Bay$208,000+17%4,768
Sydney Mines$174,750+16%2,084
North Sydney$190,500+14%1,878
New Waterford$170,000+9%1,841
Northside East Bay$250,000+31%1,741
Westmount$278,500+12%1,252
Sydney River$417,500+18%1,134
Coxheath$364,500+11%1,124
Albert Bridge$300,000+36%965
Marion Bridge$284,250+42%904
Reserve Mines$164,500+18%714

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An area profile for Howie Centre— 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.