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Carleton

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Carleton's price per square foot rose 58% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 31 recent and 43 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$335,000typical house · 24mo46th pctile · NS
+58%price trend · 2yr98th pctile · NS
752homes
1,540residents

Sells in a median 123 days — faster than 1% of Nova Scotia areas · 29 sold

Sells for a median 90% of original asking — 3% at or above ask · 29 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 29 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$335,00024 mo
Registry sales3124 mo
24-mo change+58%
Median days on market123 days29 sold
Median assessment$210,1002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $335,000 over the last 24 months — +58% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +63% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,540 people live here, with a median household income near $68,500. 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-detached.

Roughly 28 homes were added in the last five years — about 4.3% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Carleton went from $234 in 2022 to $211 in 2026.20222023202420252026$211/ft²$234
Median sale price per square foot in Carleton went from $234 in 2022 to $211 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $127,000 and $485,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Carleton compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$335,00046th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+58%98th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+63%vs NS +52%
Median year built1985vs NS 1979
Median household income$68,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied87%vs NS 67%
Single-detached92%vs NS 64%
Median age50.4vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Carleton; 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 28 new homes were built in Carleton over the last five years — roughly 4.3% 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$138/ft² · 105 homes
1960–79$178/ft² · 152 homes
1980–99$206/ft² · 222 homes
2000–17$283/ft² · 127 homes
2018+$339/ft² · 49 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$233/ft² · 737 homes

Where recent sales landed

64%30%
Under $300k · 63.5%$300–500k · 29.7%$500–750k · 5.4%$750k+ · 1.4%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-15192 Ring, North Kemptville$350,000
2026-07-032141 Highway 203, Kemptville$196,500
2026-06-3050 Somes Lake, Canaan$459,000
2026-06-263559 Highway 340, Carleton$335,000
2026-05-274823 Highway 340, Carleton$65,000
2026-04-013822 Highway 340, Carleton$242,000
2026-03-24343 Mill Lake, Canaan$471,000
2025-11-21174 Squirrel Point, North Kemptville$558,000
2025-11-17589 Highway 203, Carleton$450,000
2025-11-17835 Highway 203, Kemptville$425,000
2025-11-06218 Little Halfway Lake, Kemptville$242,000
2025-11-0596 Hardwood, Forest Glen$423,000

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
Population1,540
Median age50.4
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$68,500
Owner-occupied87%
Rented13%
Single-detached92% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.1% (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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How to read this profile

An area profile for Carleton— 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.