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Debert

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Debert's price per square foot rose 21% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 22 recent and 27 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$315,000typical house · 24mo41st pctile · NS
+21%price trend · 2yr71st pctile · NS
592homes
1,346residents

Sells in a median 15 days — faster than 77% of Nova Scotia areas · 19 sold

Sells for a median 95% 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$315,00024 mo
Registry sales2224 mo
24-mo change+21%
Median days on market15 days19 sold
Median assessment$276,2002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $315,000 over the last 24 months — +21% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +74% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,346 people live here, with a median household income near $67,461. 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 85% are single-detached.

Roughly 17 homes were added in the last five years — about 3.5% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Debert went from $154 in 2022 to $235 in 2026.20222023202420252026$235/ft²$154
Median sale price per square foot in Debert went from $154 in 2022 to $235 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $151,500 and $508,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Debert compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$315,00041st percentile
Price trend · 2yr+21%71st percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+74%vs NS +52%
Median year built1980vs NS 1979
Median household income$67,461vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied87%vs NS 67%
Single-detached85%vs NS 64%
Median age49.3vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Debert; 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 17 new homes were built in Debert over the last five years — roughly 3.5% 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 · 90 homes
1960–79$200/ft² · 148 homes
1980–99$222/ft² · 155 homes
2000–17$282/ft² · 63 homes
2018+$305/ft² · 28 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$218/ft² · 545 homes

Where recent sales landed

59%27%12%
Under $300k · 59.2%$300–500k · 26.5%$500–750k · 12.2%$750k+ · 2%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-2732 Palaeo, Debert$390,000
2026-07-15104 Georgina, Debert$400,000
2026-07-061223 Plains, Debert$332,900
2026-07-03655 Middle, Debert$400,000
2026-06-29108 Upper Debert River, Debert$250,000
2026-06-2574 Soley Factory, Debert$300,000
2026-05-20260 Stevens, Folly Lake$250,000
2026-03-203 Alexander, Debert$240,000
2025-12-181240 Plains, Debert$185,000
2025-12-01122 Georgina, Debert$520,000
2025-10-10177 Dieppe, Debert$150,000
2025-10-03371 Staples Brook, Debert$220,000

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
Population1,346
Median age49.3
Avg household size2.25
Median household income$67,461
Owner-occupied87%
Rented13%
Single-detached85% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20165.5% (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 Debert— 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.