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Port Hawkesbury

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Rising, but more slowly than most of Nova Scotia.

Port Hawkesbury's price per square foot rose 10% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 39 recent and 54 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$265,000typical house · 24mo45th pctile · NS
+10%price trend · 2yr28th pctile · NS
809homes
2,046residents

Sells in a median 43 days — faster than 39% of Nova Scotia areas · 27 sold

Sells for a median 93% of original asking — 12% at or above ask · 26 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 27 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$265,00024 mo
Registry sales3924 mo
24-mo change+10%
Median days on market43 days27 sold
Median assessment$223,0002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $265,000 over the last 24 months — +10% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +62% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 2,046 people live here, with a median household income near $68,500. 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 72% are single-detached.

Roughly 3 homes were added in the last five years — about 0.4% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Port Hawkesbury went from $153 in 2022 to $203 in 2026.20222023202420252026$203/ft²$153
Median sale price per square foot in Port Hawkesbury went from $153 in 2022 to $203 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $150,200 and $423,960 (10th–90th percentile).

How Port Hawkesbury compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$265,00045th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+10%28th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+62%vs NS +52%
Median year built1971vs NS 1979
Median household income$68,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied76%vs NS 67%
Single-detached72%vs NS 64%
Median age51.2vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Port Hawkesbury; 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 3 new homes were built in Port Hawkesbury over the last five years — roughly 0.4% 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$144/ft² · 126 homes
1960–79$141/ft² · 495 homes
1980–99$173/ft² · 107 homes
2000–17$199/ft² · 54 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$156/ft² · 727 homes

Where recent sales landed

72%26%
Under $300k · 72%$300–500k · 25.8%$500–750k · 2.2%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-17211 North Granville, Port Hawkesbury$285,000
2026-06-0125 Summit, Port Hawkesbury$120,000
2026-05-27824 Queen, Port Hawkesbury$275,000
2026-05-2726 Sydney, Port Hawkesbury$147,000
2026-05-2626 Macquarrie, Port Hawkesbury$375,000
2026-04-1511 Birchwood, Port Hawkesbury$255,000
2026-04-0242 Napean, Port Hawkesbury$355,000
2026-03-27104 Macdonald, Port Hawkesbury$289,000
2026-03-18164 Granville, Port Hawkesbury$303,000
2025-12-1513 Pinecrest, Port Hawkesbury$120,000
2025-11-172 Hillcrest, Port Hawkesbury$450,000
2025-10-17826 Queen, Port Hawkesbury$60,000

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
Population2,046
Median age51.2
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$68,500
Owner-occupied76%
Rented24%
Single-detached72% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.8% (NS 5.2%)

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

Communities
Port Hawkesbury$265,000+10%809

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How to read this profile

An area profile for Port Hawkesbury— 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.