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Gardiner Mines

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Too few recent sales to call a trend.

Gardiner Mines — the area's housing & 2021 census carry this profile instead.

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

Limited recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
+64%assessed · 3yr
1978median build year
223homes
556residents

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Recent sales here are too few to report a reliable typical price — the figures below lean on the area's assessed values instead.

Assessed change+64%3 yr
Median assessment$219,7002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Recent sales here are too thin to state a reliable typical price, so this profile leans on the area's assessed-value movement (+64% over three years), its housing stock, and the 2021 census, rather than a headline price.

As of the 2021 Census, about 556 people live here, with a median household income near $65,044. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 86% are single-detached.

Roughly 4 homes were added in the last five years — about 2% of the stock.

Assessed-value movementPVSC
Median assessed value in Gardiner Mines moved +64% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.20232026$219700$133800
Median assessed value in Gardiner Mines moved +64% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.
How Gardiner Mines compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Assessed values · 3yr+64%vs NS +52%
Median year built1978vs NS 1979
Median household income$65,044vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied84%vs NS 67%
Single-detached86%vs NS 64%
Median age52.5vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Gardiner Mines; 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 4 new homes were built in Gardiner Mines over the last five years — roughly 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$149/ft² · 60 homes
1960–79$168/ft² · 49 homes
1980–99$179/ft² · 62 homes
2000–17$256/ft² · 25 homes
2018+$227/ft² · 6 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$159/ft² · 199 homes

Where recent sales landed

91%
Under $300k · 90.9%$300–500k · 9.1%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-016221 Seaside, Gardiner Mines$280,000
2026-04-14732 Gardiner, Gardiner Mines$265,000
2025-11-26173 Obrien, Gardiner Mines$285,000
2025-06-306447 Seaside, Gardiner Mines$150,000
2025-05-05490 Centerville, Gardiner Mines$439,000
2024-11-216145 Seaside, Gardiner Mines$260,000
2024-11-136625 Seaside, Gardiner Mines$100,000
2024-04-126365 Seaside, Gardiner Mines$260,000
2023-04-11504 Gardiner, Gardiner Mines$250,000
2023-01-046254 Seaside, Gardiner Mines$198,740
2022-10-17144 Warburton, Gardiner Mines$215,000
2022-08-296365 Seaside, Gardiner Mines$226,563

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
Population556
Median age52.5
Avg household size2.19
Median household income$65,044
Owner-occupied84%
Rented16%
Single-detached86% (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.

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New Waterford$170,000+9%1,841
Northside East Bay$250,000+31%1,741
Westmount$278,500+12%1,252
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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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How to read this profile

An area profile for Gardiner Mines— 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.