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Barrington

One of 49 municipalities · 2,986 parcels · Updated weekly

Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Barrington's price per square foot rose 27% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 139 recent and 143 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$205,000typical house · 24mo19th pctile · NS
+27%price trend · 2yr89th pctile · NS
2,986homes
6,556residents

Sells in a median 62 days — faster than 17% of Nova Scotia areas · 109 sold

Sells for a median 89% of original asking — 16% at or above ask · 109 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 112 sold

Market conditions among homes that sold over the last 24 months.

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$205,00024 mo
Registry sales13924 mo
24-mo change+27%
Median days on market62 days109 sold
Median assessment$191,8002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $205,000 over the last 24 months — +27% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +53% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 6,556 people live here, with a median household income near $67,498. 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 89% are single-detached.

Roughly 74 homes were added in the last five years — about 3% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Barrington went from $170 in 2022 to $203 in 2026.20222023202420252026$203/ft²$170
Median sale price per square foot in Barrington went from $170 in 2022 to $203 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $95,000 and $362,196 (10th–90th percentile).

How Barrington compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$205,00019th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+27%89th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+53%vs NS +52%
Median year built1978vs NS 1979
Median household income$67,498vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied83%vs NS 67%
Single-detached89%vs NS 64%
Median age50vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Barrington; 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 74 new homes were built in Barrington over the last five years — roughly 3% 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$131/ft² · 516 homes
1960–79$156/ft² · 844 homes
1980–99$171/ft² · 773 homes
2000–17$228/ft² · 249 homes
2018+$281/ft² · 94 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$172/ft² · 2792 homes
Split-level$171/ft² · 166 homes

Where recent sales landed

79%19%
Under $300k · 78.7%$300–500k · 18.8%$500–750k · 2.5%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-274346 Highway 3, Atwoods Brook$205,000
2026-07-231268 Centreville South Side, Lower Clarks Harbour$160,000
2026-07-161225 Port Latour, Eel Bay$361,495
2026-07-166932 Highway 3, Central Woods Harbour$91,000
2026-07-1547 Cabin, North East Point$285,000
2026-07-14152 Island View, Brass Hill$310,000
2026-07-10935 Centreville South Si, Centreville$170,000
2026-06-2910 Bateman, North East Point$149,900
2026-06-17153 Island View, Brass Hill$375,000
2026-06-156949 Highway 3, Central Woods Harbour$140,000
2026-06-022713 Highway 3, Barrington West$349,000
2026-06-022356 Highway 3, Barrington$160,000

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
Population6,556
Median age50
Avg household size2.1
Median household income$67,498
Owner-occupied83%
Rented17%
Single-detached89% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.2% (NS 5.2%)

Census figures are apportioned from 2021 dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share — an honest approximation, not a direct count.

Communities
North East Point$212,250+41%2,213
Lower Woods Harbour$175,000-13%773

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How to read this profile

An area profile for Barrington— 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.