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New Ross

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

New Ross's price per square foot rose 60% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 28 recent and 33 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$448,950typical house · 24mo71st pctile · NS
+60%price trend · 2yr98th pctile · NS
714homes
1,238residents

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$448,95024 mo
Registry sales2824 mo
24-mo change+60%
Median assessment$244,1002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $448,950 over the last 24 months — +60% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +47% over three years.

Condos here sold around $461,750 over the same period (10 sales), counted separately from houses.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,238 people live here, with a median household income near $64,500. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 88% are single-detached.

Roughly 95 homes were added in the last five years — about 14.6% of the stock, and new builds trade at a +55% per-square-foot premium to existing homes of the same size.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in New Ross went from $193 in 2022 to $278 in 2026.20222023202420252026$278/ft²$193
Median sale price per square foot in New Ross went from $193 in 2022 to $278 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $229,500 and $588,200 (10th–90th percentile).

How New Ross compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$448,95071st percentile
Price trend · 2yr+60%98th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+47%vs NS +52%
Median year built1991vs NS 1979
Median household income$64,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied84%vs NS 67%
Single-detached88%vs NS 64%
Median age55.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks New Ross; 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 95 new homes were built in New Ross over the last five years — roughly 14.6% of its homes. New homes trade near $344/ft² against $222/ft² for existing — a +55% premium per square foot, after holding size constant. 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$194/ft² · 84 homes
1960–79$199/ft² · 124 homes
1980–99$202/ft² · 165 homes
2000–17$223/ft² · 152 homes
2018+$237/ft² · 124 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$225/ft² · 478 homes

Where recent sales landed

35%48%15%
Under $300k · 34.6%$300–500k · 48.1%$500–750k · 14.8%$750k+ · 2.5%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-2725 Ocean Marina, Deep Cove$245,000
2026-05-273 Spinnaker, Upper Blandford$575,000
2026-05-22440 Upper Blandford, Deep Cove$339,500
2026-05-156801 Highway 12, Aaldersville$159,900
2026-05-0480 Millennium, Chester$448,500
2026-03-2416 Chester Hills, Chester$454,900
2026-03-1224 Shoreline Bluff, Fox Point$761,850
2026-03-1247 Tiny Little, Seffernville$448,000
2025-10-2755 Millennium, Chester$590,000
2025-10-219 Noonan Lake, Simms Settlement$572,086
2025-09-2564 Noonan Lake, Simms Settlement$619,000
2025-09-239 Lavista, Western Shore$554,386

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
Population1,238
Median age55.6
Avg household size2.1
Median household income$64,500
Owner-occupied84%
Rented16%
Single-detached88% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.3% (NS 5.2%)

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

More in Chester
Chester$602,204+13%695
Mill Cove$570,000+1%591
Chester Basin$407,000+15%567
Marriotts Cove$430,000-2%375
Forties$266,640-18%337
New Russell$339,000+37%335
Blandford$406,500+20%330
East Chester$424,900+55%319
Martins Point$392,450+14%311
Windsor Road$307,000+24%274
Western Shore$275,000+13%273
Fox Point$540,000+41%252

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An area profile for New Ross— 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.