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Lower Onslow

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Lower Onslow's price per square foot rose 28% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 18 recent and 17 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$332,500typical house · 24mo45th pctile · NS
+28%price trend · 2yr82nd pctile · NS
250homes
650residents

Sells in a median 32 days — faster than 43% of Nova Scotia areas · 12 sold

Sells for a median 96% of original asking — 25% 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$332,50024 mo
Registry sales1824 mo
24-mo change+28%
Median days on market32 days12 sold
Median assessment$323,3002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $332,500 over the last 24 months — +28% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +57% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 650 people live here, with a median household income near $71,744. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 80% are single-detached.

Roughly 5 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.3% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Lower Onslow went from $142 in 2022 to $288 in 2026.20222023202420252026$288/ft²$142
Median sale price per square foot in Lower Onslow went from $142 in 2022 to $288 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $109,700 and $504,450 (10th–90th percentile).

How Lower Onslow compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$332,50045th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+28%82nd percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+57%vs NS +52%
Median year built1986vs NS 1979
Median household income$71,744vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied84%vs NS 67%
Single-detached80%vs NS 64%
Median age47.5vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Lower Onslow; 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 5 new homes were built in Lower Onslow over the last five years — roughly 2.3% 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$187/ft² · 30 homes
1960–79$193/ft² · 52 homes
1980–99$191/ft² · 97 homes
2000–17$260/ft² · 32 homes
2018+$318/ft² · 9 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$187/ft² · 217 homes

Where recent sales landed

51%37%11%
Under $300k · 51.4%$300–500k · 37.1%$500–750k · 11.4%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-1512674 Highway 2, Lower Onslow$290,000
2025-12-1111814 Highway 2, Lower Onslow$142,000
2025-12-02168 Belmont, Lower Onslow$509,000
2025-11-1359 Oakland, Lower Onslow$675,000
2025-09-291766 Highway 236, Beaver Brook$365,000
2025-09-16132 Maclaughlin, Lower Onslow$375,000
2025-08-2849 Crowes Mills, Lower Onslow$433,000
2025-08-1190 Fort Belcher, Lower Onslow$405,000
2025-07-3136 Harry Elliott, Lower Onslow$500,958
2025-07-2812195 Highway 2, Lower Onslow$325,000
2025-06-25132 Oakland, Lower Onslow$502,500
2025-01-3082 Chase, Beaver Brook$340,000

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
Population650
Median age47.5
Avg household size2.3
Median household income$71,744
Owner-occupied84%
Rented16%
Single-detached80% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20166.4% (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 Lower Onslow— 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.