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Durham

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Rising, broadly in step with Nova Scotia.

Durham's price per square foot rose 16% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 60 recent and 45 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.

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$286,390typical house · 24mo35th pctile · NS
+16%price trend · 2yr56th pctile · NS
1,228homes
2,824residents

Sells in a median 34 days — faster than 39% of Nova Scotia areas · 52 sold

Sells for a median 95% of original asking — 19% at or above ask · 52 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 52 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$286,39024 mo
Registry sales6024 mo
24-mo change+16%
Median days on market34 days52 sold
Median assessment$242,2002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $286,390 over the last 24 months — +16% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +48% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 2,824 people live here, with a median household income near $65,781. 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 81% are single-detached.

Roughly 36 homes were added in the last five years — about 3.6% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Durham went from $163 in 2022 to $244 in 2026.20222023202420252026$244/ft²$163
Median sale price per square foot in Durham went from $163 in 2022 to $244 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $134,028 and $482,750 (10th–90th percentile).

How Durham compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$286,39035th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+16%56th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+48%vs NS +52%
Median year built1981vs NS 1979
Median household income$65,781vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied82%vs NS 67%
Single-detached81%vs NS 64%
Median age52vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Durham; 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 36 new homes were built in Durham over the last five years — roughly 3.6% 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$156/ft² · 127 homes
1960–79$166/ft² · 329 homes
1980–99$179/ft² · 334 homes
2000–17$257/ft² · 159 homes
2018+$284/ft² · 54 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$201/ft² · 1133 homes

Where recent sales landed

59%36%
Under $300k · 59%$300–500k · 36.2%$500–750k · 4.8%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-06357 O Maclean, Scotsburn$300,000
2026-07-03577 Alma, Sylvester$279,500
2026-06-30801 West River Station, Watervale$255,000
2026-06-19420 Stillman, Six Mile Brook$392,500
2026-06-12429 Stewart, Rogers Hill$185,000
2026-06-10725 Limerock, Lovat$70,000
2026-06-09715 Salem, Greenhill$275,000
2026-05-261097 Highway 376, Durham$165,000
2026-05-22365 Rockfield, Durham$679,000
2026-05-14845 West River, Durham$580,000
2026-04-29512 Stillman, Six Mile Brook$545,000
2026-04-20228 Green Hill, Alma$364,000

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
Population2,824
Median age52
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$65,781
Owner-occupied82%
Rented18%
Single-detached81% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.9% (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
Kings Head$287,500+34%1,119
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
Caribou Island$375,000+17%387
Chance Harbour$283,500+12%374
Thorburn$245,000-3%352

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An area profile for Durham— 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.