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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.

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$350,000typical house · 24mo49th pctile · NS
+16%price trend · 2yr58th pctile · NS
2,684homes
8,430residents

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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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$350,00024 mo
Registry sales7924 mo
24-mo change+16%
Median days on market30 days56 sold
Median assessment$322,2002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

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.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in West River went from $175 in 2022 to $230 in 2026.20222023202420252026$230/ft²$175
Median sale price per square foot in West River went from $175 in 2022 to $230 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $124,000 and $663,920 (10th–90th percentile).

How West River compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$350,00049th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+16%58th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+43%vs NS +52%
Median year built1990vs NS 1979
Median household income$71,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied67%vs NS 67%
Single-detached62%vs NS 64%
Median age45.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks West River; 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 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

Pre-1960$191/ft² · 154 homes
1960–79$194/ft² · 610 homes
1980–99$207/ft² · 783 homes
2000–17$272/ft² · 702 homes
2018+$309/ft² · 198 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$219/ft² · 2206 homes
Split-level$199/ft² · 203 homes

Where recent sales landed

43%40%14%
Under $300k · 42.7%$300–500k · 39.9%$500–750k · 13.6%$750k+ · 3.8%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-20863 Addington Forks, Addington Forks$247,250
2026-07-161645 Highway 245, North Grant$174,900
2026-07-0957 Vincents, Antigonish$365,000
2026-07-0920 Birds Eye View, North Grant$889,000
2026-07-0612 Macinnis, West River$340,000
2026-06-2925 Garvie Branch, West River$430,000
2026-06-2676 Gillis, Arisaig$95,000
2026-06-053542 Highway 245, Maryvale$341,900
2026-05-28154 Ohio East, Hillcrest$340,000
2026-05-15175 Saint Josephs, St. Joseph$360,000
2026-05-14563 Cloverville, Cloverville$360,000
2026-05-11772 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.

Who lives here2021 Census · apportioned
Population8,430
Median age45.6
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$71,500
Owner-occupied67%
Rented33%
Single-detached62% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20166.3% (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 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.