Shortts Lake
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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.
Shortts Lake's price per square foot rose 40% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 43 recent and 57 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.
A community within Colchester, on Nova Scotia's official governance map.
Sells in a median 23 days — faster than 61% of Nova Scotia areas · 33 sold
Sells for a median 95% of original asking — 21% at or above ask · 33 sold
0% cut their price before selling · 33 sold
Market conditions among homes that sold over the last 24 months.
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Single-family homes here typically sold around $440,000 over the last 24 months — +40% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +55% over three years.
As of the 2021 Census, about 2,421 people live here, with a median household income near $73,981. 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 82% are single-detached.
Roughly 46 homes were added in the last five years — about 6.5% of the stock.
Most recent sales landed between $245,000 and $935,000 (10th–90th percentile).
The blue dot marks Shortts Lake; where a province-wide percentile exists it is shown, otherwise the Nova Scotia figure is given for reference.
About 46 new homes were built in Shortts Lake over the last five years — roughly 6.5% 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
Recent sale price per ft², by home type
Where recent sales landed
| 2026-07-27 | 183 Lakewood, Shortts Lake | $600,000 |
| 2026-07-21 | 4431 Cloverdale, East Stewiacke | $165,000 |
| 2026-07-06 | 260 Loon, Shortts Lake | $330,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 42 Stewiacke River Park, Mackay Siding | $510,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | 3782 Alton, Alton | $520,000 |
| 2026-06-22 | 200 Old Halifax, Pleasant Valley | $840,000 |
| 2026-06-15 | 393 Cottage, Shortts Lake | $1,050,000 |
| 2026-06-02 | 1732 Riverside, Riverside | $600,000 |
| 2026-05-28 | 4268 Cloverdale, East Stewiacke | $400,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | 271 Shortts Lake, Shortts Lake | $400,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | 300 Lane Cross, Lanesville | $300,000 |
| 2026-03-06 | Burris, Pleasant Valley | $430,000 |
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.
Census figures are apportioned from 2021 dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share — an honest approximation, not a direct count.
| Bible Hill | $400,000 | +16% | 1,537 |
| Valley | $446,500 | +19% | 1,358 |
| Bass River | $219,500 | +12% | 933 |
| Brookfield | $330,000 | +82% | 847 |
| Tatamagouche | $270,000 | +17% | 800 |
| Salmon River | $335,000 | +5% | 702 |
| Great Village | $267,250 | +11% | 663 |
| East Mountain | $369,000 | +39% | 652 |
| Greenfield (Colchester) | $285,000 | +27% | 640 |
| Debert | $315,000 | +21% | 592 |
| Hilden | $342,500 | +12% | 545 |
| Brule | $325,000 | +5% | 533 |
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An area profile for Shortts Lake— 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.