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Caribou Island

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Rising, broadly in step with Nova Scotia.

Caribou Island's price per square foot rose 17% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 25 recent and 18 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$375,000typical house · 24mo56th pctile · NS
+17%price trend · 2yr59th pctile · NS
387homes
755residents

Sells in a median 46 days — faster than 25% of Nova Scotia areas · 22 sold

Sells for a median 93% of original asking — 27% at or above ask · 22 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 22 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$375,00024 mo
Registry sales2524 mo
24-mo change+17%
Median days on market46 days22 sold
Median assessment$290,6002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $375,000 over the last 24 months — +17% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +52% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 755 people live here, with a median household income near $65,500. 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 83% are single-detached.

Roughly 14 homes were added in the last five years — about 4% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Caribou Island went from $229 in 2022 to $364 in 2026.20222023202420252026$364/ft²$229
Median sale price per square foot in Caribou Island went from $229 in 2022 to $364 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $205,000 and $631,800 (10th–90th percentile).

How Caribou Island compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$375,00056th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+17%59th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+52%vs NS +52%
Median year built1982vs NS 1979
Median household income$65,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied82%vs NS 67%
Single-detached83%vs NS 64%
Median age54vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Caribou Island; 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 14 new homes were built in Caribou Island over the last five years — roughly 4% 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$188/ft² · 41 homes
1960–79$236/ft² · 111 homes
1980–99$253/ft² · 112 homes
2000–17$293/ft² · 56 homes
2018+$337/ft² · 28 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$322/ft² · 372 homes

Where recent sales landed

40%40%19%
Under $300k · 39.5%$300–500k · 39.5%$500–750k · 18.6%$750k+ · 2.3%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-1028 Surf Cove, Caribou Island$100,000
2026-06-01523 Caribou Island, Caribou Island$428,000
2026-05-25565 Caribou Island, Caribou Island$316,500
2026-03-1242 Arrow Head, Waterside$377,000
2025-11-211123 Three Brooks, Central Caribou$382,000
2025-11-0789 Lillians, Waterside$556,000
2025-10-30535 Caribou Island, Caribou Island$250,000
2025-10-1670 Davidson, Waterside$653,000
2025-10-031328 Three Brooks, Central Caribou$375,000
2025-09-1927 Hilltop, Caribou Island$435,000
2025-09-1746 Sunset, Caribou Island$295,000
2025-09-1118 Hilltop, Caribou Island$455,000

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
Population755
Median age54
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$65,500
Owner-occupied82%
Rented18%
Single-detached83% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.3% (NS 5.2%)

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

More in Pictou
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Hopewell$280,749+10%1,034
Lyons Brook$321,500+24%701
River John$275,950+7%660
Greenwood (Pictou)$190,000+21%577
Abercrombie$382,500+23%551
Toney River$336,125+43%548
Plymouth$280,000+58%470
Pictou Landing$312,500+69%396
Chance Harbour$283,500+12%374
Thorburn$245,000-3%352

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An area profile for Caribou Island— 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.