North Alton
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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.
North Alton's price per square foot rose 70% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 23 recent and 32 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.
A community within Kings, on Nova Scotia's official governance map.
Sells in a median 29 days — faster than 48% of Nova Scotia areas · 21 sold
Sells for a median 96% of original asking — 10% at or above ask · 21 sold
0% cut their price before selling · 21 sold
Market conditions among homes that sold over the last 24 months.
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Single-family homes here typically sold around $380,000 over the last 24 months — +70% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +56% over three years.
As of the 2021 Census, about 1,271 people live here, with a median household income near $65,057. 66% of homes are owner-occupied and 62% are single-detached.
Roughly 17 homes were added in the last five years — about 4.5% of the stock.
Most recent sales landed between $217,000 and $596,000 (10th–90th percentile).
The blue dot marks North Alton; where a province-wide percentile exists it is shown, otherwise the Nova Scotia figure is given for reference.
About 17 new homes were built in North Alton over the last five years — roughly 4.5% 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
Recent sale price per ft², by home type
Where recent sales landed
| 2026-06-10 | 1099 English Mountain, South Alton | $475,000 |
| 2026-06-09 | 36 Beech Hill, North Alton | $613,000 |
| 2026-05-22 | 7025 Highway 12, North Alton | $421,500 |
| 2026-04-30 | 4185 Highway 12, South Alton | $540,000 |
| 2026-04-23 | 4395 Prospect, North Alton | $367,900 |
| 2026-03-31 | 5029 Highway 12, North Alton | $326,000 |
| 2025-12-04 | 21 Inchley, North Alton | $580,000 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3831 Highway 12, South Alton | $520,000 |
| 2025-10-01 | 4040 Prospect, North Alton | $500,000 |
| 2025-09-22 | 4637 Highway 12, North Alton | $320,000 |
| 2025-09-18 | 4168 Highway 12, South Alton | $140,000 |
| 2025-09-11 | 1312 English Mountain, Casey Corner | $522,000 |
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.
Census figures are apportioned from 2021 dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share — an honest approximation, not a direct count.
| Canning | $345,000 | +22% | 1,321 |
| Centreville | $374,950 | +20% | 1,225 |
| Kingston | $405,000 | +11% | 1,225 |
| North Kentville | $367,500 | +21% | 1,216 |
| Coldbrook | $432,500 | +15% | 1,203 |
| Aylesford | $365,000 | +28% | 1,072 |
| Aylesford Lake | $390,000 | +27% | 959 |
| Waterville | $358,000 | +16% | 928 |
| Greenwich | $399,950 | +12% | 918 |
| New Minas | $410,000 | +17% | 880 |
| Greenwood (Kings) | $350,500 | +7% | 816 |
| Harbourville | $367,000 | +1% | 647 |
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An area profile for North Alton— 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.