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Gold River

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Too few recent sales to call a trend.

Gold River — the area's housing & 2021 census carry this profile instead.

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

Limited recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
+61%assessed · 3yr
1964median build year
155homes
346residents

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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+61%3 yr
Median assessment$288,1002026
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 (+61% over three years), its housing stock, and the 2021 census, rather than a headline price.

As of the 2021 Census, about 346 people live here, with a median household income near $49,415. 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 88% are single-detached.

Roughly 2 homes were added in the last five years — about 1.4% of the stock.

Assessed-value movementPVSC
Median assessed value in Gold River moved +61% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.20232026$288100$179400
Median assessed value in Gold River moved +61% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.
How Gold River compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Assessed values · 3yr+61%vs NS +52%
Median year built1964vs NS 1979
Median household income$49,415vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied83%vs NS 67%
Single-detached88%vs NS 64%
Median age50.7vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Gold 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 2 new homes were built in Gold River over the last five years — roughly 1.4% 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$213/ft² · 59 homes
1960–79$224/ft² · 49 homes
1980–99$233/ft² · 19 homes
2000–17$264/ft² · 10 homes
2018+$518/ft² · 5 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$182/ft² · 146 homes

Where recent sales landed

47%47%
Under $300k · 46.7%$300–500k · 46.7%$500–750k · 6.7%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-02-03142 Gold River, Gold River$375,000
2025-12-15128 Gold River, Gold River$380,000
2024-11-255803 No 3, Gold River$151,500
2024-10-156304 Highway 3, Gold River$312,500
2024-10-075955 Highway 3, Gold River$350,000
2024-08-276168 Highway 3, Gold River$292,500
2024-06-27153 Gold River, Gold River$726,500
2024-05-315972 Highway 3, Gold River$275,000
2024-05-216010 Highway 3, Gold River$345,000
2024-05-026002 Highway 3, Gold River$412,000
2024-02-2729 Johns, Gold River$285,000
2023-08-185948 Highway 3, Gold River$410,000

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
Population346
Median age50.7
Avg household size2.19
Median household income$49,415
Owner-occupied83%
Rented17%
Single-detached88% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.6% (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 Chester
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Chester$602,204+13%695
Mill Cove$570,000+1%591
Chester Basin$407,000+15%567
Marriotts Cove$430,000-2%375
Forties$266,640-18%337
New Russell$339,000+37%335
Blandford$406,500+20%330
East Chester$424,900+55%319
Martins Point$392,450+14%311
Windsor Road$307,000+24%274
Western Shore$275,000+13%273

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How to read this profile

An area profile for Gold 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.