Fauxburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Fauxburg is $84,900, across 4 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 71 days.
Backyards, bungalows, and long roots
Fauxburg’s namesake neighbourhood is the kind of compact, small-town grid where the houses sit close enough for porch conversations but the yards still leave room for sheds, gardens, and a Saturday project. Much of the housing stock dates from the mid-century boom—solid detached homes with practical layouts—peppered with a few older farm-era survivors and the occasional small multiplex that hints at the town’s working past. On the edges, newer infill has arrived in careful increments, filling in leftover lots and extending the streetscape without changing the neighbourhood’s unhurried feel.
The people who choose Fauxburg tend to stay: multi-generation locals, tradespeople with early starts, and public-service workers who like being five minutes from “everything” by car and ten from the highway. Over the last few years, a quieter wave of newcomers from other parts of Nova Scotia has added fresh energy—often buyers priced out of the Halifax region who want a detached home, a driveway, and a community that doesn’t feel transient. It’s not a walk-and-wander district (Walk Score: 0), but it is a wave-and-help-you-push-your-car-out-after-a-storm kind of place.
Real estate here reads as steady rather than splashy: value-minded detached homes lead the market, with occasional duplexes and small multiplexes drawing investors looking for straightforward rentals. Renovation stories are common—kitchens updated, basements finished, heat pumps added—because the bones are generally good and the lots are forgiving. Newer edge-of-neighbourhood builds and infill offer a more turnkey option, but the heartbeat remains the older houses that have seen decades of school runs, shift work, and backyard gatherings.
Fauxburg currently has 7 active listings with a median asking price of $89,900, averaging $272/sqft and about 73 days on market, pointing to a relatively small, slower-moving inventory. With just 1 new listing in the past 30 days, buyers may have limited fresh options but some leverage to negotiate on longer-standing homes, while investors may find value opportunities at these price points if they’re selective on property condition and local rent demand.
Walk Score 0 · Bike Score 2
The median asking price in Fauxburg is $84,900, across 4 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $84,900. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 4 active MLS® listings in Fauxburg as of August 12, 2026.
Homes currently listed in Fauxburg have been on the market an average of 71 days as of August 12, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Fauxburg has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — almost all errands require a car. Bike Score is 2.