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Lakelands

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Rising, but more slowly than most of Nova Scotia.

Lakelands's price per square foot rose 6% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 43 recent and 33 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$500,000typical house · 24mo76th pctile · NS
+6%price trend · 2yr25th pctile · NS
586homes
1,250residents

Sells in a median 24 days — faster than 58% of Nova Scotia areas · 39 sold

Sells for a median 98% of original asking — 45% at or above ask · 40 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 40 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$500,00024 mo
Registry sales4324 mo
24-mo change+6%
Median days on market24 days39 sold
Median assessment$408,0002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $500,000 over the last 24 months — +6% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +52% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,250 people live here, with a median household income near $82,321. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-detached.

Roughly 44 homes were added in the last five years — about 8.6% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Lakelands went from $260 in 2022 to $319 in 2026.20222023202420252026$319/ft²$260
Median sale price per square foot in Lakelands went from $260 in 2022 to $319 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $162,000 and $673,840 (10th–90th percentile).

How Lakelands compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$500,00076th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+6%25th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+52%vs NS +52%
Median year built1983vs NS 1979
Median household income$82,321vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied91%vs NS 67%
Single-detached87%vs NS 64%
Median age46.5vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Lakelands; 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 44 new homes were built in Lakelands over the last five years — roughly 8.6% 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$235/ft² · 46 homes
1960–79$273/ft² · 176 homes
1980–99$286/ft² · 157 homes
2000–17$319/ft² · 80 homes
2018+$332/ft² · 54 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$320/ft² · 507 homes
Split-level$297/ft² · 79 homes

Where recent sales landed

25%32%43%
Under $300k · 25%$300–500k · 31.6%$500–750k · 43.4%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-17979 Walker, Greenfield$345,000
2026-07-168 Pinewood, Lakelands$607,000
2026-07-1423 Pinewood, Lakelands$590,000
2026-06-291 Rainbow, Lakelands$499,999
2026-06-221178 Highway 1, Lakelands$459,900
2026-05-281419 Ashdale, South Rawdon$565,000
2026-04-2215 South Rawdon, Lakelands$525,500
2026-04-201571 Ashdale, South Rawdon$145,000
2026-02-271715 Ashdale, South Rawdon$450,000
2025-12-0216 Canavan, Lakelands$590,000
2025-11-271232 Ashdale, South Rawdon$740,500
2025-11-201186 Highway 1, Lakelands$330,000

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
Population1,250
Median age46.5
Avg household size2.38
Median household income$82,321
Owner-occupied91%
Rented9%
Single-detached87% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20164.2% (NS 5.2%)

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

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An area profile for Lakelands— 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.