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Masstown

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Not enough price history yet to call a trend.

Masstown — too few prior-period sales to compare against; the assessment tide below is the steadier read.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$365,000typical house · 24mo53rd pctile · NS
+18%price trend · 2yr62nd pctile · NS
294homes
745residents

Sells in a median 25 days — faster than 56% of Nova Scotia areas · 15 sold

Sells for a median 96% of original asking — 40% at or above ask · 15 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 15 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$365,00024 mo
Registry sales2324 mo
24-mo change+18%
Median days on market25 days15 sold
Median assessment$293,8002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $365,000 over the last 24 months — +18% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +79% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 745 people live here, with a median household income near $71,088. 85% of homes are owner-occupied and 81% are single-detached.

Roughly 9 homes were added in the last five years — about 3.7% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Masstown went from $160 in 2022 to $255 in 2026.20222023202420252026$255/ft²$160
Median sale price per square foot in Masstown went from $160 in 2022 to $255 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $263,100 and $525,800 (10th–90th percentile).

How Masstown compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$365,00053rd percentile
Price trend · 2yr+18%62nd percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+79%vs NS +52%
Median year built1984vs NS 1979
Median household income$71,088vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied85%vs NS 67%
Single-detached81%vs NS 64%
Median age47.8vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Masstown; 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 9 new homes were built in Masstown over the last five years — roughly 3.7% 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$176/ft² · 28 homes
1960–79$193/ft² · 72 homes
1980–99$214/ft² · 94 homes
2000–17$274/ft² · 37 homes
2018+$302/ft² · 13 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$256/ft² · 270 homes

Where recent sales landed

38%47%16%
Under $300k · 37.5%$300–500k · 46.9%$500–750k · 15.6%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-1053 Sanctuary, Masstown$365,000
2026-06-0910758 Highway 2, Masstown$405,000
2026-05-1951 Five Point, Lower Debert$434,000
2026-05-01827 Black Rock, Clifton$525,000
2026-03-05283 Debert Beach, Lower Debert$295,000
2025-12-0110815 Highway 2, Masstown$285,000
2025-10-28139 Masstown, Masstown$440,000
2025-10-2428 Vance, Masstown$267,500
2025-09-12767 Black Rock, Clifton$520,000
2025-09-11683 Shore, Masstown$336,000
2025-08-01389 Shore, Masstown$350,000
2025-07-02339 Shore, Clifton$584,900

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
Population745
Median age47.8
Avg household size2.29
Median household income$71,088
Owner-occupied85%
Rented15%
Single-detached81% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20165.9% (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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An area profile for Masstown— 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.