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Port Howe

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Port Howe's price per square foot rose 21% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 31 recent and 52 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$210,000typical house · 24mo12th pctile · NS
+21%price trend · 2yr72nd pctile · NS
860homes
1,363residents

Sells in a median 50 days — faster than 20% of Nova Scotia areas · 23 sold

Sells for a median 92% of original asking — 22% at or above ask · 23 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 23 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$210,00024 mo
Registry sales3124 mo
24-mo change+21%
Median days on market50 days23 sold
Median assessment$216,2002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $210,000 over the last 24 months — +21% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +67% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,363 people live here, with a median household income near $67,486. 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 90% are single-detached.

Roughly 25 homes were added in the last five years — about 4.4% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Port Howe went from $224 in 2022 to $322 in 2026.20222023202420252026$322/ft²$224
Median sale price per square foot in Port Howe went from $224 in 2022 to $322 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $95,000 and $500,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Port Howe compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$210,00012th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+21%72nd percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+67%vs NS +52%
Median year built1981vs NS 1979
Median household income$67,486vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied87%vs NS 67%
Single-detached90%vs NS 64%
Median age53.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Port Howe; 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 25 new homes were built in Port Howe over the last five years — roughly 4.4% 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$206/ft² · 76 homes
1960–79$223/ft² · 196 homes
1980–99$215/ft² · 172 homes
2000–17$253/ft² · 93 homes
2018+$288/ft² · 37 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$222/ft² · 835 homes

Where recent sales landed

80%16%
Under $300k · 79.5%$300–500k · 15.7%$500–750k · 4.8%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-302444 Kolbec, Riverview$150,000
2026-07-22480 Bridgeview, Port Philip$600,000
2026-07-079660 Highway 366, Port Howe$245,000
2026-06-1940 Lobster, Port Howe$144,000
2026-06-199407 Highway 366, Port Howe$550,000
2026-06-0432 Million Dollar, Port Howe$160,000
2026-06-01128 Aspen, Port Howe$227,770
2026-01-22543 Bridgeview, Port Philip$182,500
2025-12-027949 Highway 321, Rockley$218,421
2025-10-10990 Kolbec, Kolbec$285,000
2025-09-29156 North, Millvale$165,000
2025-09-251095 Hansford, Hansford$210,000

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
Population1,363
Median age53.6
Avg household size2.17
Median household income$67,486
Owner-occupied87%
Rented13%
Single-detached90% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.4% (NS 5.2%)

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

More in Cumberland
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Gulf Shore$317,000+25%1,281
Wentworth$312,500+35%1,065
Brookdale$270,000+16%952
River Hebert$159,250-2%691
Pugwash$267,000+5%644
Tidnish Cross Roads$225,000+35%521
East Amherst$360,000+9%501
Amherst Shore+20%389
Linden+24%387
Tidnish Bridge$208,500+8%323

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An area profile for Port Howe— 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.