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West Arichat

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Too few recent sales to call a trend.

West Arichat — the area's housing & 2021 census carry this profile instead.

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

Limited recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
+46%assessed · 3yr
1975median build year
303homes
586residents

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Recent sales here are too few to report a reliable typical price — the figures below lean on the area's assessed values instead.

Assessed change+46%3 yr
Median assessment$159,7002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Recent sales here are too thin to state a reliable typical price, so this profile leans on the area's assessed-value movement (+46% over three years), its housing stock, and the 2021 census, rather than a headline price.

As of the 2021 Census, about 586 people live here, with a median household income near $61,200. 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 89% are single-detached.

Roughly 11 homes were added in the last five years — about 5.2% of the stock.

Assessed-value movementPVSC
Median assessed value in West Arichat moved +46% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.20232026$159700$109650
Median assessed value in West Arichat moved +46% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.
How West Arichat compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Assessed values · 3yr+46%vs NS +52%
Median year built1975vs NS 1979
Median household income$61,200vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied82%vs NS 67%
Single-detached89%vs NS 64%
Median age55.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks West Arichat; 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 11 new homes were built in West Arichat over the last five years — roughly 5.2% 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$143/ft² · 49 homes
1960–79$142/ft² · 78 homes
1980–99$180/ft² · 45 homes
2000–17$239/ft² · 22 homes
2018+$259/ft² · 19 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$154/ft² · 284 homes

Where recent sales landed

94%
Under $300k · 94.1%$500–750k · 5.9%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-111534 Highway 206, West Arichat$100,000
2026-03-061440 Highway 206, West Arichat$125,000
2025-11-281587 Highway 206, West Arichat$60,000
2025-07-2998 Cove, West Arichat$205,000
2025-03-1720 Meunier, West Arichat$239,500
2024-12-121746 Janvrin Harbour, Janvrin Harbour$200,000
2024-07-2288 North Side Passage, Janvrin Harbour$60,000
2024-05-31143 Bosdets Point, West Arichat$150,000
2024-04-1514 Little Passage, St. Marys$170,000
2023-08-3120 Meunier, West Arichat$175,000
2023-07-311064 Highway 206, West Arichat$125,000
2023-06-291640 Highway 206, West Arichat$160,000

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
Population586
Median age55.6
Avg household size2.1
Median household income$61,200
Owner-occupied82%
Rented18%
Single-detached89% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20164.8% (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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Arichat$196,500+10%948
Louisdale$274,900+6%853
St. Peter's$250,000-5%708
River Bourgeois$155,000-8%536

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How to read this profile

An area profile for West Arichat— 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.