West River
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Rising, broadly in step with Nova Scotia.
West River's price per square foot rose 16% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 79 recent and 116 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.
A community within Antigonish, on Nova Scotia's official governance map.
Sells in a median 30 days — faster than 45% of Nova Scotia areas · 56 sold
Sells for a median 94% of original asking — 21% at or above ask · 56 sold
0% cut their price before selling · 56 sold
Market conditions among homes that sold over the last 24 months.
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Single-family homes here typically sold around $350,000 over the last 24 months — +16% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +43% over three years.
As of the 2021 Census, about 8,430 people live here, with a median household income near $71,500. 67% of homes are owner-occupied and 62% are single-detached.
Roughly 115 homes were added in the last five years — about 4.7% of the stock.
Most recent sales landed between $124,000 and $663,920 (10th–90th percentile).
The blue dot marks West River; where a province-wide percentile exists it is shown, otherwise the Nova Scotia figure is given for reference.
About 115 new homes were built in West River over the last five years — roughly 4.7% 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
Recent sale price per ft², by home type
Where recent sales landed
| 2026-07-20 | 863 Addington Forks, Addington Forks | $247,250 |
| 2026-07-16 | 1645 Highway 245, North Grant | $174,900 |
| 2026-07-09 | 57 Vincents, Antigonish | $365,000 |
| 2026-07-09 | 20 Birds Eye View, North Grant | $889,000 |
| 2026-07-06 | 12 Macinnis, West River | $340,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | 25 Garvie Branch, West River | $430,000 |
| 2026-06-26 | 76 Gillis, Arisaig | $95,000 |
| 2026-06-05 | 3542 Highway 245, Maryvale | $341,900 |
| 2026-05-28 | 154 Ohio East, Hillcrest | $340,000 |
| 2026-05-15 | 175 Saint Josephs, St. Joseph | $360,000 |
| 2026-05-14 | 563 Cloverville, Cloverville | $360,000 |
| 2026-05-11 | 772 Clydesdale, Clydesdale | $75,000 |
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.
| Pomquet | $251,000 | +18% | 2,262 |
| Lower South River | $399,000 | +40% | 787 |
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An area profile for West River— 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.