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Big Bras d'Or

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Rising, but more slowly than most of Nova Scotia.

Big Bras d'Or's price per square foot rose 6% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 21 recent and 32 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$279,000typical house · 24mo31st pctile · NS
+6%price trend · 2yr25th pctile · NS
972homes
1,695residents

Sells in a median 54 days — faster than 16% of Nova Scotia areas · 19 sold

Sells for a median 97% of original asking — 26% at or above ask · 19 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 19 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$279,00024 mo
Registry sales2124 mo
24-mo change+6%
Median days on market54 days19 sold
Median assessment$221,8002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $279,000 over the last 24 months — +6% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +55% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,695 people live here, with a median household income near $68,500. 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 88% are single-detached.

Roughly 25 homes were added in the last five years — about 3.1% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Big Bras d'Or went from $162 in 2022 to $85 in 2026.20222023202420252026$85/ft²$162
Median sale price per square foot in Big Bras d'Or went from $162 in 2022 to $85 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $56,000 and $540,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Big Bras d'Or compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$279,00031st percentile
Price trend · 2yr+6%25th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+55%vs NS +52%
Median year built1981vs NS 1979
Median household income$68,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied89%vs NS 67%
Single-detached88%vs NS 64%
Median age54.8vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Big Bras d'Or; 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 25 new homes were built in Big Bras d'Or over the last five years — roughly 3.1% 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$168/ft² · 141 homes
1960–79$177/ft² · 251 homes
1980–99$198/ft² · 238 homes
2000–17$286/ft² · 144 homes
2018+$325/ft² · 39 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$197/ft² · 937 homes

Where recent sales landed

66%26%
Under $300k · 66%$300–500k · 26.4%$500–750k · 5.7%$750k+ · 1.9%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-159722 Kempt Head, Ross Ferry$347,000
2026-06-171068 Old Route 5, Big Bras D'or$155,000
2026-04-16373 Kellys, Englishtown$56,000
2026-01-3049 Rear Barachois, Tarbotvale$175,000
2025-12-1858 Ahle, Big Bras D'or$280,000
2025-11-2746176 Cabot, Indian Brook$390,000
2025-11-0545832 Cabot, Indian Brook$430,000
2025-11-0318 Kellys, Englishtown$257,000
2025-09-1655 Highway 312, Englishtown$485,000
2025-09-1510381 Kempt Head, Ross Ferry$540,000
2025-07-31150 Macbelger, Boularderie East$310,000
2025-07-1124 Meadow, North River$279,000

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
Population1,695
Median age54.8
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$68,500
Owner-occupied89%
Rented11%
Single-detached88% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.5% (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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An area profile for Big Bras d'Or— 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.