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Shubenacadie

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Shubenacadie's price per square foot rose 20% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 61 recent and 66 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$375,000typical house · 24mo56th pctile · NS
+20%price trend · 2yr70th pctile · NS
967homes
2,608residents

Sells in a median 16 days — faster than 75% of Nova Scotia areas · 52 sold

Sells for a median 96% of original asking — 29% at or above ask · 52 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 52 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$375,00024 mo
Registry sales6124 mo
24-mo change+20%
Median days on market16 days52 sold
Median assessment$299,8002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $375,000 over the last 24 months — +20% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +62% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 2,608 people live here, with a median household income near $82,517. 79% of homes are owner-occupied and 81% are single-detached.

Roughly 23 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.8% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Shubenacadie went from $183 in 2022 to $197 in 2026.20222023202420252026$197/ft²$183
Median sale price per square foot in Shubenacadie went from $183 in 2022 to $197 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $150,000 and $559,999 (10th–90th percentile).

How Shubenacadie compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$375,00056th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+20%70th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+62%vs NS +52%
Median year built1979vs NS 1979
Median household income$82,517vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied79%vs NS 67%
Single-detached81%vs NS 64%
Median age44.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Shubenacadie; 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 23 new homes were built in Shubenacadie over the last five years — roughly 2.8% 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 · 178 homes
1960–79$206/ft² · 241 homes
1980–99$232/ft² · 269 homes
2000–17$286/ft² · 90 homes
2018+$319/ft² · 33 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$226/ft² · 882 homes
Split-level$234/ft² · 85 homes

Where recent sales landed

41%46%12%
Under $300k · 40.9%$300–500k · 45.7%$500–750k · 11.8%$750k+ · 1.6%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-164 Conley, Shubenacadie$361,000
2026-07-142050 Indian, Macphees Corner$499,900
2026-07-088 Conley, Shubenacadie$295,500
2026-06-302858 Highway 2, Shubenacadie$295,000
2026-06-309936 Highway 215, South Maitland$80,000
2026-06-291109 Highway 236, South Maitland$190,000
2026-06-2919 Station, South Maitland$159,500
2026-06-25244 Macdonald, Shubenacadie$530,000
2026-05-295 Kitchin, Shubenacadie$337,500
2026-05-127781 Highway 215, Selma$225,000
2026-05-01624 Salem Cross, Macphees Corner$220,000
2026-04-3012625 Highway 215, Admiral Rock$190,000

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
Population2,608
Median age44.6
Avg household size2.44
Median household income$82,517
Owner-occupied79%
Rented21%
Single-detached81% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20166.4% (NS 5.2%)

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

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An area profile for Shubenacadie— 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.