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Lewis Lake

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Rising, broadly in step with Nova Scotia.

Lewis Lake's price per square foot rose 20% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 12 recent and 15 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
$702,000typical house · 24mo96th pctile · NS
+20%price trend · 2yr69th pctile · NS
186homes
460residents

Sells in a median 20 days — faster than 67% of Nova Scotia areas · 12 sold

Sells for a median 97% of original asking — 17% at or above ask · 12 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$702,00024 mo
Registry sales1224 mo
24-mo change+20%
Median days on market20 days12 sold
Median assessment$628,6002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $702,000 over the last 24 months — +20% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +36% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 460 people live here, with a median household income near $109,000. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 95% are single-detached.

Roughly 7 homes were added in the last five years — about 3.9% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Lewis Lake went from $237 in 2022 to $317 in 2026.20222023202420252026$317/ft²$237
Median sale price per square foot in Lewis Lake went from $237 in 2022 to $317 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $551,800 and $828,690 (10th–90th percentile).

How Lewis Lake compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$702,00096th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+20%69th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+36%vs NS +52%
Median year built2006vs 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 Lewis Lake; 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 7 new homes were built in Lewis Lake over the last five years — roughly 3.9% 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

1960–79$348/ft² · 18 homes
1980–99$285/ft² · 36 homes
2000–17$317/ft² · 110 homes
2018+$369/ft² · 13 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$299/ft² · 154 homes

Where recent sales landed

15%15%44%26%
Under $300k · 14.8%$300–500k · 14.8%$500–750k · 44.4%$750k+ · 25.9%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-29520 Birch Bear, Lewis Lake$833,000
2026-04-14208 Blackbear, Lewis Lake$789,900
2025-12-05327 Birch Bear, Lewis Lake$1,125,000
2025-09-29358 Birch Bear, Lewis Lake$684,000
2025-09-15539 Birch Bear, Lewis Lake$720,000
2025-04-234492 St Margarets Bay, Lewis Lake$613,000
2025-03-27494 Birch Bear, Lewis Lake$730,000
2025-01-2129 Lakevista, Lewis Lake$545,000
2024-10-21166 Blackbear, Lewis Lake$760,000
2024-09-23550 Birch Bear, Lewis Lake$654,300
2024-09-194576 St Margarets Bay, Lewis Lake$490,000
2024-09-09590 Birch Bear, Lewis Lake$615,000

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
Population460
Median age46
Avg household size2.6
Median household income$109,000
Owner-occupied91%
Rented9%
Single-detached95% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20166.8% (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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How to read this profile

An area profile for Lewis Lake— 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.