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Caribou River

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Too few recent sales to call a trend.

Caribou River — the area's housing & 2021 census carry this profile instead.

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

Limited recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
+44%assessed · 3yr
1982median build year
253homes
493residents

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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+44%3 yr
Median assessment$239,2002026
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 (+44% over three years), its housing stock, and the 2021 census, rather than a headline price.

As of the 2021 Census, about 493 people live here, with a median household income near $65,500. 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 83% are single-detached.

Roughly 6 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.6% of the stock.

Assessed-value movementPVSC
Median assessed value in Caribou River moved +44% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.20232026$239200$166600
Median assessed value in Caribou River moved +44% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.
How Caribou River compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Assessed values · 3yr+44%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 River; 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 6 new homes were built in Caribou River over the last five years — roughly 2.6% 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$190/ft² · 10 homes
1960–79$242/ft² · 97 homes
1980–99$234/ft² · 73 homes
2000–17$302/ft² · 44 homes
2018+$292/ft² · 9 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$245/ft² · 247 homes

Where recent sales landed

80%20%
Under $300k · 80%$300–500k · 20%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-3043 Eds, Caribou River$280,000
2025-11-21100 Birch Hill, Caribou River$275,000
2024-12-13135 Surfsong, Caribou River$250,000
2024-10-1532 R Grant, Caribou River$325,000
2024-09-135955 Highway 6, Caribou River$110,000
2024-07-10154 Sams Point, Caribou River$250,000
2024-04-023817 River John, Sundridge$365,000
2023-11-24400 Shore, Caribou River$160,000
2023-08-243457 River John, Sundridge$202,500
2023-08-0223 Heron Drive, Caribou River$389,000
2023-07-14129 Surfsong, Caribou River$220,000
2023-06-2227 Island View, Caribou River$262,000

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
Population493
Median age54
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$65,500
Owner-occupied82%
Rented18%
Single-detached83% (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.

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River John$275,950+7%660
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Abercrombie$382,500+23%551
Toney River$336,125+43%548
Plymouth$280,000+58%470
Pictou Landing$312,500+69%396
Caribou Island$375,000+17%387
Chance Harbour$283,500+12%374

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How to read this profile

An area profile for Caribou River— 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.