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Shad Bay

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Rising, but more slowly than most of Nova Scotia.

Shad Bay's price per square foot rose 6% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 17 recent and 13 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.

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$475,000typical house · 24mo73rd pctile · NS
+6%price trend · 2yr23rd pctile · NS
327homes
752residents

Sells in a median 27 days — faster than 52% of Nova Scotia areas · 15 sold

Sells for a median 96% of original asking — 33% at or above ask · 15 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 15 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$475,00024 mo
Registry sales1724 mo
24-mo change+6%
Median days on market27 days15 sold
Median assessment$433,3002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $475,000 over the last 24 months — +6% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +41% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 752 people live here, with a median household income near $95,000. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 96% are single-detached.

Roughly 7 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.2% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Shad Bay went from $319 in 2022 to $329 in 2026.20222023202420252026$329/ft²$319
Median sale price per square foot in Shad Bay went from $319 in 2022 to $329 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $343,200 and $620,600 (10th–90th percentile).

How Shad Bay compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$475,00073rd percentile
Price trend · 2yr+6%23rd percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+41%vs NS +52%
Median year built1984vs NS 1979
Median household income$95,000vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied91%vs NS 67%
Single-detached96%vs NS 64%
Median age47.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Shad Bay; 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 7 new homes were built in Shad Bay over the last five years — roughly 2.2% 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$263/ft² · 61 homes
1960–79$274/ft² · 86 homes
1980–99$261/ft² · 111 homes
2000–17$316/ft² · 47 homes
2018+$307/ft² · 8 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$286/ft² · 271 homes

Where recent sales landed

53%33%
Under $300k · 6.7%$300–500k · 53.3%$500–750k · 33.3%$750k+ · 6.7%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-05-2175 Faders, Bayside$689,000
2026-04-3037 Mahar, Shad Bay$549,900
2026-03-314597 Prospect, Bayside$333,000
2026-03-1320 Balcombes, Bayside$430,000
2026-03-034526 Prospect, Bayside$569,500
2025-08-283629 Prospect, Shad Bay$480,000
2025-07-304141 Prospect, Shad Bay$302,500
2025-06-053770 Prospect, Shad Bay$485,500
2025-05-064660 Prospect, Bayside$475,000
2025-02-243608 Prospect, Shad Bay$400,000
2025-02-054683 Prospect, Bayside$425,000
2024-12-1941 Mahar, Shad Bay$525,000

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
Population752
Median age47.6
Avg household size2.4
Median household income$95,000
Owner-occupied91%
Rented9%
Single-detached96% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20161.9% (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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How to read this profile

An area profile for Shad Bay— 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.