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Cumberland

One of 49 municipalities · 11,348 parcels · Updated weekly

Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Cumberland's price per square foot rose 25% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 532 recent and 635 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$219,950typical house · 24mo26th pctile · NS
+25%price trend · 2yr87th pctile · NS
11,348homes
20,479residents

Sells in a median 46 days — faster than 37% of Nova Scotia areas · 414 sold

Sells for a median 91% of original asking — 16% at or above ask · 413 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 416 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$219,95024 mo
Registry sales53224 mo
24-mo change+25%
Median days on market46 days414 sold
Median assessment$220,3002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $219,950 over the last 24 months — +25% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +57% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 20,479 people live here, with a median household income near $60,366. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 88% are single-detached.

Roughly 406 homes were added in the last five years — about 5.3% of the stock, and new builds trade at a +24.1% per-square-foot premium to existing homes of the same size.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Cumberland went from $130 in 2022 to $203 in 2026.20222023202420252026$203/ft²$130
Median sale price per square foot in Cumberland went from $130 in 2022 to $203 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $75,200 and $464,770 (10th–90th percentile).

How Cumberland compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$219,95026th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+25%87th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+57%vs NS +52%
Median year built1982vs NS 1979
Median household income$60,366vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied84%vs NS 67%
Single-detached88%vs NS 64%
Median age53.8vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Cumberland; 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 406 new homes were built in Cumberland over the last five years — roughly 5.3% of its homes. New homes trade near $247/ft² against $199/ft² for existing — a +24.1% premium per square foot, after holding size constant. 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 · 1441 homes
1960–79$184/ft² · 2125 homes
1980–99$197/ft² · 2355 homes
2000–17$259/ft² · 1244 homes
2018+$297/ft² · 549 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$180/ft² · 10773 homes
Split-level$157/ft² · 497 homes
Semi-detached$123/ft² · 18 homes

Where recent sales landed

73%21%
Under $300k · 72.8%$300–500k · 20.6%$500–750k · 4.2%$750k+ · 2.4%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-301448 Gulf Shore, Gulf Shore$402,000
2026-07-302444 Kolbec, Riverview$150,000
2026-07-2411838 Highway 2, Leamington$292,000
2026-07-22480 Bridgeview, Port Philip$600,000
2026-07-221168 West Bay, West Bay$155,000
2026-07-223757 Eastern, Parrsboro$228,000
2026-07-2171 Pleasure Cove, West Pugwash$465,300
2026-07-21152 Lambs Hill, Parrsboro$145,000
2026-07-2112 Clarence, Springhill$58,000
2026-07-17115 Fishing Point, Pugwash$269,000
2026-07-1719 Hurley, Joggins$190,100
2026-07-153080 Highway 302, Maccan$183,000

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
Population20,479
Median age53.8
Avg household size2.13
Median household income$60,366
Owner-occupied84%
Rented16%
Single-detached88% (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
Springhill$150,000+11%1,874
Parrsboro$207,000+35%1,615
Gulf Shore$317,000+25%1,281
Wentworth$312,500+35%1,065
Brookdale$270,000+16%952
Port Howe$210,000+21%860
River Hebert$159,250-2%691
Pugwash$267,000+5%644
Tidnish Cross Roads$225,000+35%521
East Amherst$360,000+9%501
Amherst Shore+20%389
Linden+24%387
Tidnish Bridge$208,500+8%323
Northport+35%245

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How to read this profile

An area profile for Cumberland— 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.