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Scotchtown

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Scotchtown's price per square foot rose 38% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 12 recent and 15 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$159,500typical house · 24mo3rd pctile · NS
+38%price trend · 2yr91st pctile · NS
303homes
749residents

Sells in a median 28 days — faster than 49% of Nova Scotia areas · 13 sold

Sells for a median 94% of original asking — 39% at or above ask · 13 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$159,50024 mo
Registry sales1224 mo
24-mo change+38%
Median days on market28 days13 sold
Median assessment$140,1002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $159,500 over the last 24 months — +38% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +61% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 749 people live here, with a median household income near $65,500. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-detached.

Roughly 5 homes were added in the last five years — about 1.7% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Scotchtown went from $69 in 2022 to $192 in 2026.20222023202420252026$192/ft²$69
Median sale price per square foot in Scotchtown went from $69 in 2022 to $192 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $95,878 and $218,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Scotchtown compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$159,5003rd percentile
Price trend · 2yr+38%91st percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+61%vs NS +52%
Median year built1943vs NS 1979
Median household income$65,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied84%vs NS 67%
Single-detached87%vs NS 64%
Median age52.4vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Scotchtown; 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 5 new homes were built in Scotchtown over the last five years — roughly 1.7% 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$130/ft² · 182 homes
1960–79$158/ft² · 33 homes
1980–99$159/ft² · 65 homes
2000–17$235/ft² · 8 homes
2018+$289/ft² · 6 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$141/ft² · 292 homes

Where recent sales landed

96%
Under $300k · 96.3%$300–500k · 3.7%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-2351 Patrick, Scotchtown$160,000
2026-05-061275 May, Scotchtown$185,000
2026-04-2310 Catherine, Scotchtown$220,000
2025-08-0516 Queen, Scotchtown$105,000
2025-05-0166 Maple, Scotchtown$350,000
2025-04-1746 Queen, Scotchtown$103,785
2025-01-291012 May, Scotchtown$200,000
2025-01-1014 Thomas, Scotchtown$118,000
2024-12-1917 George, Scotchtown$159,000
2024-11-2230 Catherine, Scotchtown$95,000
2024-10-1822 Catherine, Scotchtown$169,000
2024-10-1714 King, Scotchtown$73,000

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
Population749
Median age52.4
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$65,500
Owner-occupied84%
Rented16%
Single-detached87% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.9% (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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Coxheath$364,500+11%1,124
Albert Bridge$300,000+36%965
Marion Bridge$284,250+42%904
Howie Centre$376,500+29%769

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An area profile for Scotchtown— 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.