Forest Hills, Nova Scotia
As of September 27, 2026, the median asking price in Forest Hills, Cole Harbour is $499,900, across 7 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 61 days.
2 new listings came to market in Forest Hills in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $277 per square foot, based on the 7 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Forest Hills are listed at an average of $570,160 across 5 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.
Walk Score 48 · Transit Score 36 · Bike Score 22
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