Amherst
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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.
Amherst's price per square foot rose 21% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 162 recent and 187 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.
A community within Amherst, on Nova Scotia's official governance map.
Sells in a median 25 days — faster than 56% of Nova Scotia areas · 135 sold
Sells for a median 95% of original asking — 13% at or above ask · 135 sold
0% cut their price before selling · 135 sold
Market conditions among homes that sold over the last 24 months.
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Single-family homes here typically sold around $240,950 over the last 24 months — +21% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +61% over three years.
As of the 2021 Census, about 9,402 people live here, with a median household income near $55,602. 57% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% are single-detached.
Roughly 68 homes were added in the last five years — about 3.5% of the stock, and new builds trade at a +59.3% per-square-foot premium to existing homes of the same size.
Most recent sales landed between $140,200 and $398,250 (10th–90th percentile).
The blue dot marks Amherst; where a province-wide percentile exists it is shown, otherwise the Nova Scotia figure is given for reference.
About 68 new homes were built in Amherst over the last five years — roughly 3.5% of its homes. New homes trade near $290/ft² against $182/ft² for existing — a +59.3% premium per square foot, after holding size constant. Counts detached, semi, townhouse and small multi-unit homes only — apartment and commercial development are tracked separately, so this is not a count of all new housing units.
Assessed value per ft², by era built
Recent sale price per ft², by home type
Where recent sales landed
| 2026-07-30 | 65 Charles, Amherst | $127,000 |
| 2026-07-30 | 103 Hickman, Amherst | $163,000 |
| 2026-07-30 | 35 Hickman, Amherst | $270,000 |
| 2026-07-27 | Vista, Amherst | $219,298 |
| 2026-07-23 | Church, Amherst | $149,123 |
| 2026-07-08 | 13 Erncliffe, Amherst | $65,000 |
| 2026-07-07 | Church, Amherst | $149,123 |
| 2026-07-06 | 3 Beacon, Amherst | $197,050 |
| 2026-07-06 | 23 Snowden, Amherst | $259,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 14 Fleming, Amherst | $270,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 50 Townshend, Amherst | $255,000 |
| 2026-06-26 | 35 East Pleasant, Amherst | $195,000 |
Source: PVSC sales records — single-parcel transfers of $50,000 or more. Multi-parcel conveyances and nominal family transfers are excluded because they aren't market sales.
Census figures are apportioned from 2021 dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share — an honest approximation, not a direct count.
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An area profile for Amherst— how the area has moved, never a per-home estimate or a forecast. Market figures cover the last 24 months of arm's-length single-family sales (Property Valuation Services Corporation); the trend is on median price per square foot, which controls for which homes happened to sell. Where recent sales are too thin to be reliable, the typical-price figure is suppressed and the assessed-value movement is shown instead. New-build premiums hold home size constant. Demographics are from the 2021 Census of Canada, apportioned from dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share.
Sources — PVSC (sales & assessment) · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (Open Government Licence – Canada) · governance boundaries © Open Data Nova Scotia & HRM (OGL) · market data as of August 2026.