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Amherst Shore

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Too few recent sales to call a trend.

Amherst Shore — the area's housing & 2021 census carry this profile instead.

A community within Cumberland, on Nova Scotia's official governance map.

Limited recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
+52%assessed · 3yr
1979median build year
389homes
620residents

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Recent sales here are too few to report a reliable typical price — the figures below lean on the area's assessed values instead.

Assessed change+52%3 yr
Median assessment$232,7002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Recent sales here are too thin to state a reliable typical price, so this profile leans on the area's assessed-value movement (+52% over three years), its housing stock, and the 2021 census, rather than a headline price.

As of the 2021 Census, about 620 people live here, with a median household income near $69,500. 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-detached.

Roughly 11 homes were added in the last five years — about 4.7% of the stock.

Assessed-value movementPVSC
Median assessed value in Amherst Shore moved +52% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.20232026$232700$152700
Median assessed value in Amherst Shore moved +52% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.
How Amherst Shore compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Assessed values · 3yr+52%vs NS +52%
Median year built1979vs NS 1979
Median household income$69,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied88%vs NS 67%
Single-detached91%vs NS 64%
Median age52.8vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Amherst Shore; where a province-wide percentile exists it is shown, otherwise the Nova Scotia figure is given for reference.

Built form & new constructionPVSC · as of 2026-08-30

About 11 new homes were built in Amherst Shore over the last five years — roughly 4.7% of its homes. 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

Pre-1960$251/ft² · 26 homes
1960–79$250/ft² · 94 homes
1980–99$279/ft² · 58 homes
2000–17$274/ft² · 36 homes
2018+$344/ft² · 18 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$257/ft² · 384 homes

Where recent sales landed

79%21%
Under $300k · 79.2%$300–500k · 20.8%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-04-02764 Greeno, Chapman Settlement$80,000
2025-09-176729 Highway 366, Amherst Shore$275,000
2025-07-0218 Brownell, Amherst Shore$218,500
2025-05-3023 Aggermore Point, Amherst Shore$270,000
2025-04-2947 Turney, Amherst Shore$275,000
2025-01-0856 Ogden, Amherst Shore$300,000
2024-10-02100 Aggermore Point, Amherst Shore$210,000
2024-09-136473 Highway 366, Amherst Shore$240,000
2024-09-1134 Sunrise, Amherst Shore$150,000
2024-08-2383 Ogden, Amherst Shore$200,000
2024-08-0977 Cold Spring Head, Amherst Shore$219,900
2024-07-2915 Trenholm Beach, Amherst Shore$300,000

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.

Who lives here2021 Census · apportioned
Population620
Median age52.8
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$69,500
Owner-occupied88%
Rented12%
Single-detached91% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20164% (NS 5.2%)

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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Port Howe$210,000+21%860
River Hebert$159,250-2%691
Pugwash$267,000+5%644
Tidnish Cross Roads$225,000+35%521
East Amherst$360,000+9%501
Linden+24%387
Tidnish Bridge$208,500+8%323

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How to read this profile

An area profile for Amherst Shore— 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.