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East Amherst

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Rising, but more slowly than most of Nova Scotia.

East Amherst's price per square foot rose 9% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 28 recent and 34 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$360,000typical house · 24mo52nd pctile · NS
+9%price trend · 2yr32nd pctile · NS
501homes
799residents

Sells in a median 48 days — faster than 23% of Nova Scotia areas · 23 sold

Sells for a median 96% of original asking — 22% at or above ask · 23 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 23 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$360,00024 mo
Registry sales2824 mo
24-mo change+9%
Median days on market48 days23 sold
Median assessment$293,3502026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $360,000 over the last 24 months — +9% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +50% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 799 people live here, with a median household income near $69,500. 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 90% are single-detached.

Roughly 11 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.5% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in East Amherst went from $145 in 2022 to $196 in 2026.20222023202420252026$196/ft²$145
Median sale price per square foot in East Amherst went from $145 in 2022 to $196 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $187,300 and $640,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How East Amherst compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$360,00052nd percentile
Price trend · 2yr+9%32nd percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+50%vs NS +52%
Median year built1980vs NS 1979
Median household income$69,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied88%vs NS 67%
Single-detached90%vs NS 64%
Median age52.8vs NS 47

The blue dot marks East Amherst; 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 11 new homes were built in East Amherst over the last five years — roughly 2.5% 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$156/ft² · 54 homes
1960–79$167/ft² · 158 homes
1980–99$176/ft² · 154 homes
2000–17$228/ft² · 54 homes
2018+$278/ft² · 19 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$188/ft² · 433 homes

Where recent sales landed

31%42%24%
Under $300k · 30.6%$300–500k · 41.9%$500–750k · 24.2%$750k+ · 3.2%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-141686 Highway 6, Warren$199,000
2026-06-26243 Dorsay, East Amherst$625,000
2026-06-0831 Gosling, East Amherst$925,500
2026-06-031509 Highway 6, Warren$509,900
2026-06-01185 Dorsay, East Amherst$565,000
2026-05-28116 John Black, East Amherst$365,000
2026-04-02116 Highway 6, West Amherst$220,000
2026-03-31148 Dorsay, East Amherst$340,000
2026-01-30259 Dorsay, East Amherst$675,000
2026-01-23135 Fox Ranch, East Amherst$430,000
2025-11-141899 Fort Lawrence, Fort Lawrence$550,000
2025-10-311522 Fort Lawrence, Fort Lawrence$282,500

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
Population799
Median age52.8
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$69,500
Owner-occupied88%
Rented12%
Single-detached90% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20164% (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 Cumberland
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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
Amherst Shore+20%389
Linden+24%387
Tidnish Bridge$208,500+8%323

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An area profile for East Amherst— 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.