Eastern Shore from Jeddore to Sheet Harbour

At a glance

The Eastern Shore from Jeddore to Sheet Harbour is a long stretch of small fishing and rural communities along Marine Drive, with coves, beaches and provincial parks. Almost everyone owns a detached house and about a third of residents are 65 or older. About 92% of homes are detached and 2% are apartments, 11% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $172K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.)

$210K^*

* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $423K

Residents

4,620

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,929 at the 2021 census

Households renting

11%

city 43%

Homes that are apartments

2%

city 36%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $172K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Halifax-Dartmouth MLS® Home Price Index (+22% since then), that is about $210K, 50% below the Halifax median of $423K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
• 11% of households rent, well below the 43% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• Only 10% of residents are under 15, versus 15% city-wide.
• 34% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• 92% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 48% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,929 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,929 at the 2021 census.

Estimated property tax¹

What owning here costs each year in property tax at the median assessed value. Renters don’t pay it directly, but landlords pass it on.

Median home

$2,350 a year

about $195 a month on a $210K assessment

Upfront closing costs²

Nova Scotia has no provincial land transfer tax; the Halifax Regional Municipality charges a deed transfer tax of 1.5% of the price. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

HRM deed transfer tax

$3,150

on $210K

Getting to work by transit³

• DowntownNo transit within a 1 km walk
• Dalhousie UniversityNo transit within a 1 km walk
• Burnside Business ParkNo transit within a 1 km walk
• AirportNo transit within a 1 km walk

Average weekday morning trip by bus, train or both, including walking and waiting. Driving and cycling times aren't included for Halifax.

Everyday walkability⁴

How Eastern Shore from Jeddore to Sheet Harbour compares with other blocks in the nine cities, by what is nearby (higher means closer):

Schools⁵

Schools here

1

public

Elementary

1

High school

1

Within 2 km

2

of its edge

• Duncan MacMillan High SchoolHalifax Regional Centre for Education
  Kindergarten to Grade 12

The school nearest the house may not be the school your child is assigned to. School boards assign a designated school by street address, and a neighbourhood can be split across several or have none inside its boundary. Use your school board’s school locator with the exact address before you rely on a school.

We don’t rate schools: test results are not comparable across provinces, so a school’s quality is something to ask about on a visit.