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Florence

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Holding flat while most of Nova Scotia rose.

Florence's price per square foot rose 0% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 19 recent and 19 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$160,000typical house · 24mo3rd pctile · NS
+0%price trend · 2yr12th pctile · NS
495homes
1,251residents

Sells in a median 19 days — faster than 70% of Nova Scotia areas · 14 sold

Sells for a median 92% of original asking — 7% at or above ask · 14 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$160,00024 mo
Registry sales1924 mo
24-mo change+0%
Median days on market19 days14 sold
Median assessment$179,4002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $160,000 over the last 24 months — +0% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +73% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,251 people live here, with a median household income near $68,455. 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-detached.

Roughly 5 homes were added in the last five years — about 1.2% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Florence went from $142 in 2022 to $150 in 2026.20222023202420252026$150/ft²$142
Median sale price per square foot in Florence went from $142 in 2022 to $150 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $97,000 and $326,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Florence compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$160,0003rd percentile
Price trend · 2yr+0%12th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+73%vs NS +52%
Median year built1970vs NS 1979
Median household income$68,455vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied86%vs NS 67%
Single-detached87%vs NS 64%
Median age52.8vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Florence; 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 5 new homes were built in Florence over the last five years — roughly 1.2% 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 · 183 homes
1960–79$183/ft² · 108 homes
1980–99$185/ft² · 95 homes
2000–17$263/ft² · 33 homes
2018+$248/ft² · 7 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$174/ft² · 456 homes

Where recent sales landed

84%16%
Under $300k · 84.2%$300–500k · 15.8%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-1866 Jardine, Florence$85,000
2026-06-01248 Main, Florence$124,900
2026-05-25339 Main, Florence$100,000
2026-02-2696 Church, Florence$140,000
2025-12-1127 Crystal, Florence$140,000
2025-12-0153 Church, Florence$188,500
2025-11-1349 School, Florence$136,000
2025-10-31716 Main, Florence$270,000
2025-10-03274 Main, Florence$290,000
2025-08-2886 Macintyre, Florence$350,000
2025-08-1868 Oram, Florence$160,000
2025-07-31111 Church, Florence$305,000

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
Population1,251
Median age52.8
Avg household size2.3
Median household income$68,455
Owner-occupied86%
Rented14%
Single-detached87% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.5% (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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North Sydney$190,500+14%1,878
New Waterford$170,000+9%1,841
Northside East Bay$250,000+31%1,741
Westmount$278,500+12%1,252
Sydney River$417,500+18%1,134
Coxheath$364,500+11%1,124
Albert Bridge$300,000+36%965
Marion Bridge$284,250+42%904
Howie Centre$376,500+29%769

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An area profile for Florence— 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.