Forest Hills, Nova Scotia, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Forest Hills is $420,000, across 15 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 35 days.
8 new listings came to market in Forest Hills in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $287 per square foot, based on the 14 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Forest Hills are listed at an average of $503,830 across 10 active listings.
Wooded lots, quiet family life
Tucked into the Dartmouth side of HRM, Forest Hills feels like a pause button: mature trees, deep set-back homes, and streets where the loudest sound is often just wind in the canopy. It’s not a “stop-in-for-a-latte” neighbourhood so much as a place you return to—driveway lights clicking on at dusk, kids’ bikes in the grass, and a sense of space that’s harder to come by closer to the peninsula.
Built out largely as a post-war, car-friendly suburb, the area’s identity is shaped by detached houses on larger lots and a semi-rural edge that still reads in the landscaping and street rhythm. Households skew established—families and long-time owners who value privacy, basements and yards, and quick access to services without the noise of a denser district. With a walk score around 48, daily life tends to be planned around a vehicle, with errands and recreation clustering around nearby hubs.
Real estate here is defined by scarcity and stability: fewer multifamily buildings, limited rental inventory, and a resale market where well-kept family homes draw steady attention. Buyers often come looking for room to breathe—gardens, workshops, and the kind of lot that supports a deck, a shed, and a real sense of separation from neighbours. Renovations and energy upgrades are common as owners modernize older stock while keeping the neighbourhood’s quiet, wooded character intact.
Forest Hills in Forest Hills, Nova Scotia currently has 23 active for-sale listings with a median asking price of $429,900 and an average of $285 per square foot. Homes are averaging 31 days on market, suggesting steady turnover rather than a rush, while 13 new listings in the past 30 days point to improving selection for buyers. For investors, pricing looks relatively stable in the near term, with current supply and listing activity favoring disciplined deal-by-deal underwriting over quick appreciation bets.
Walk Score 48 · Transit Score 36 · Bike Score 22
The median asking price in Forest Hills is $420,000, across 15 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $474,407. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 15 active MLS® listings in Forest Hills as of August 12, 2026. 8 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Forest Hills have been on the market an average of 35 days as of August 12, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 15 homes currently listed in Forest Hills, 67% detached houses, 27% townhouses, 7% duplexes.
Forest Hills has a Walk Score of 48 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — most errands require a car. Transit Score is 36. Bike Score is 22.