Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Port Hood is $399,000, across 16 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 176 days.
4 new listings came to market in Port Hood in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $402 per square foot, based on the 7 listings that report floor area.
Vacant land in Port Hood are listed at an average of $334,428 across 7 active listings.
Detached homes in Port Hood are listed at an average of $592,833 across 6 active listings.
Port Hood is a small coastal community on Cape Breton Island’s western shore in Inverness County, known for its long sandy beaches, harbourfront, and a strong seasonal tourism vibe. The neighbourhood has a small-town, close-knit character with an older age profile and many long-time residents, plus a notable summer population increase from cottage owners and visitors. Key amenities are concentrated along/near the main road and waterfront: local shops and services, the harbour, beach access (including the Port Hood Station Provincial Park area), and community facilities; larger retail and health services are typically accessed in nearby Inverness, Mabou, or Port Hawkesbury.
Families are served by local-area public schools within the regional school system (often involving short drives or busing to nearby communities for certain grades), and the area is primarily car-dependent with limited public transit, making vehicle access important for tenants. The housing stock is dominated by detached homes and cottages, with relatively limited purpose-built rental supply; this tends to support rents when year-round inventory is tight, while also creating variability due to seasonal/short-term rental competition. Market trends are shaped by lifestyle and second-home demand (beachfront and water-view properties) and by broader Atlantic Canada migration patterns; over the past five years, prices have generally risen from a low base, but liquidity can be thinner than urban markets and values can be sensitive to interest rates and seasonal demand.
Port Hood currently has 15 active for-sale listings with a median asking price of $419,000, averaging $315/sqft, and homes are spending about 179 days on market—signs of a slower-paced market where buyers can take time to compare options and negotiate. With only 2 new listings in the past 30 days, fresh inventory is limited, so investors and buyers targeting well-priced properties may need to act quickly when the right opportunity appears.
The median asking price in Port Hood is $399,000, across 16 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $480,937. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 16 active MLS® listings in Port Hood as of August 12, 2026. 4 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Port Hood have been on the market an average of 176 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 16 homes currently listed in Port Hood, 44% vacant land, 38% detached houses, 6% commercial properties, 6% triplexes.