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Kings Head

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Kings Head's price per square foot rose 34% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 36 recent and 35 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$287,500typical house · 24mo35th pctile · NS
+34%price trend · 2yr86th pctile · NS
1,119homes
2,280residents

Sells in a median 33 days — faster than 42% of Nova Scotia areas · 30 sold

Sells for a median 92% of original asking — 13% at or above ask · 30 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 30 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$287,50024 mo
Registry sales3624 mo
24-mo change+34%
Median days on market33 days30 sold
Median assessment$249,5002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $287,500 over the last 24 months — +34% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +43% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 2,280 people live here, with a median household income near $71,500. 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-detached.

Roughly 54 homes were added in the last five years — about 6% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Kings Head went from $166 in 2022 to $235 in 2026.20222023202420252026$235/ft²$166
Median sale price per square foot in Kings Head went from $166 in 2022 to $235 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $132,450 and $570,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Kings Head compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$287,50035th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+34%86th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+43%vs NS +52%
Median year built1984vs NS 1979
Median household income$71,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied88%vs NS 67%
Single-detached87%vs NS 64%
Median age52vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Kings Head; 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 54 new homes were built in Kings Head over the last five years — roughly 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$177/ft² · 146 homes
1960–79$182/ft² · 230 homes
1980–99$194/ft² · 285 homes
2000–17$275/ft² · 165 homes
2018+$312/ft² · 68 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$198/ft² · 1043 homes

Where recent sales landed

61%22%
Under $300k · 60.8%$300–500k · 21.6%$500–750k · 10.8%$750k+ · 6.8%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-295851 Little Harbour, Kings Head$271,545
2026-06-023188 Piedmont Valley, Lower Barneys River$365,000
2026-05-21113 Ceilidh, Lismore$219,000
2026-05-08207 Big Island, Big Island$295,000
2026-04-01393 Shore, Egerton$445,000
2026-02-195918 Little Harbour, Kings Head$345,000
2026-02-1325 Olding, Merigomish$385,000
2026-01-295632 Little Harbour, Kings Head$580,000
2025-12-185652 Little Harbour, Kings Head$460,000
2025-12-11Cul Cala, Kings Head$1,150,000
2025-12-01529 Frasers Mountain Branch, Woodburn$537,500
2025-11-20115 Marsh, Coalburn$120,000

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
Population2,280
Median age52
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$71,500
Owner-occupied88%
Rented12%
Single-detached87% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.9% (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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Toney River$336,125+43%548
Plymouth$280,000+58%470
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Caribou Island$375,000+17%387
Chance Harbour$283,500+12%374
Thorburn$245,000-3%352

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How to read this profile

An area profile for Kings Head— 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.