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Portuguese Cove

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Rising, broadly in step with Nova Scotia.

Portuguese Cove's price per square foot rose 13% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 31 recent and 25 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$720,000typical house · 24mo97th pctile · NS
+13%price trend · 2yr46th pctile · NS
277homes
672residents

Sells in a median 42 days — faster than 30% of Nova Scotia areas · 34 sold

Sells for a median 97% of original asking — 22% at or above ask · 36 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 36 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$720,00024 mo
Registry sales3124 mo
24-mo change+13%
Median days on market42 days34 sold
Median assessment$504,8002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $720,000 over the last 24 months — +13% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +46% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 672 people live here, with a median household income near $93,000. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 89% are single-detached.

Roughly 27 homes were added in the last five years — about 10.1% of the stock, and new builds trade at a -16.1% per-square-foot premium to existing homes of the same size.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Portuguese Cove went from $498 in 2022 to $408 in 2026.20222023202420252026$408/ft²$498
Median sale price per square foot in Portuguese Cove went from $498 in 2022 to $408 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $335,000 and $1,225,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Portuguese Cove compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$720,00097th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+13%46th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+46%vs NS +52%
Median year built1993vs NS 1979
Median household income$93,000vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied91%vs NS 67%
Single-detached89%vs NS 64%
Median age47.2vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Portuguese Cove; 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 27 new homes were built in Portuguese Cove over the last five years — roughly 10.1% of its homes. New homes trade near $324/ft² against $386/ft² for existing — a -16.1% 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$257/ft² · 7 homes
1960–79$287/ft² · 49 homes
1980–99$270/ft² · 91 homes
2000–17$323/ft² · 80 homes
2018+$395/ft² · 41 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$368/ft² · 253 homes

Where recent sales landed

16%27%46%
Under $300k · 16.1%$300–500k · 10.7%$500–750k · 26.8%$750k+ · 46.4%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-10650 Ketch Harbour, Portuguese Cove$600,000
2026-06-2976 Larkspur, Portuguese Cove$1,225,000
2026-06-298 Harbour View, Portuguese Cove$449,900
2026-06-16761 Ketch Harbour, Portuguese Cove$825,000
2026-05-013 Kittiwake, Halibut Bay$800,000
2026-03-1299 Wilderness, Portuguese Cove$507,000
2026-03-02536 Ketch Harbour, Bear Cove$2,341,779
2026-02-278 Harbour View, Portuguese Cove$299,000
2026-02-09753 Ketch Harbour, Portuguese Cove$705,000
2026-01-2021 Saltspray, Halibut Bay$3,300,000
2026-01-0820 Ashley, Halibut Bay$1,772,500
2026-01-02761 Ketch Harbour, Portuguese Cove$825,000

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
Population672
Median age47.2
Avg household size2.5
Median household income$93,000
Owner-occupied91%
Rented9%
Single-detached89% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20166.2% (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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How to read this profile

An area profile for Portuguese Cove— 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.