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Georges River

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Cooling — prices have eased over the past two years.

Georges River's price per square foot fell 4% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 29 recent and 29 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
$350,000typical house · 24mo49th pctile · NS
-4%price trend · 2yr7th pctile · NS
694homes
1,463residents

Sells in a median 14 days — faster than 80% of Nova Scotia areas · 21 sold

Sells for a median 96% of original asking — 29% at or above ask · 21 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 21 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$350,00024 mo
Registry sales2924 mo
24-mo change-4%
Median days on market14 days21 sold
Median assessment$273,5002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $350,000 over the last 24 months — -4% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +58% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,463 people live here, with a median household income near $70,502. 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 89% are single-detached.

Roughly 11 homes were added in the last five years — about 1.8% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Georges River went from $169 in 2022 to $187 in 2026.20222023202420252026$187/ft²$169
Median sale price per square foot in Georges River went from $169 in 2022 to $187 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $197,000 and $578,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Georges River compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$350,00049th percentile
Price trend · 2yr-4%7th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+58%vs NS +52%
Median year built1982vs NS 1979
Median household income$70,502vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied90%vs NS 67%
Single-detached89%vs NS 64%
Median age54.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Georges River; 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 Georges River over the last five years — roughly 1.8% 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$181/ft² · 86 homes
1960–79$203/ft² · 181 homes
1980–99$217/ft² · 232 homes
2000–17$272/ft² · 99 homes
2018+$341/ft² · 18 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$214/ft² · 630 homes

Where recent sales landed

47%38%12%
Under $300k · 46.6%$300–500k · 37.9%$500–750k · 12.1%$750k+ · 3.4%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-2779 Staney Brae, Georges River$383,000
2026-06-08939 Georges River, Georges River$309,000
2026-05-123381 Long Island, Barrachois$288,000
2026-05-1225 Evelyns, Georges River$360,000
2026-03-27311 Johnson, Georges River$415,000
2026-01-22967 Georges River, Georges River$670,000
2025-12-05568 Seaview, Upper North Sydney$510,000
2025-11-271455 Keltic, Leitches Creek$290,000
2025-11-2422 Helens, Georges River$590,000
2025-10-30543 Johnson, Georges River$318,000
2025-10-30340 Johnson, Georges River$325,000
2025-10-1441 Helens, Georges River$329,000

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
Population1,463
Median age54.6
Avg household size2.3
Median household income$70,502
Owner-occupied90%
Rented10%
Single-detached89% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.4% (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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Marion Bridge$284,250+42%904
Howie Centre$376,500+29%769

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An area profile for Georges River— 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.