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Gulf Shore

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Gulf Shore's price per square foot rose 25% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 54 recent and 55 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.

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$317,000typical house · 24mo41st pctile · NS
+25%price trend · 2yr77th pctile · NS
1,281homes
1,923residents

Sells in a median 80 days — faster than 4% of Nova Scotia areas · 41 sold

Sells for a median 92% of original asking — 12% at or above ask · 41 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 41 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$317,00024 mo
Registry sales5424 mo
24-mo change+25%
Median days on market80 days41 sold
Median assessment$296,7002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $317,000 over the last 24 months — +25% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +51% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,923 people live here, with a median household income near $62,800. 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-detached.

Roughly 90 homes were added in the last five years — about 9% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Gulf Shore went from $162 in 2022 to $282 in 2026.20222023202420252026$282/ft²$162
Median sale price per square foot in Gulf Shore went from $162 in 2022 to $282 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $110,849 and $809,700 (10th–90th percentile).

How Gulf Shore compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$317,00041st percentile
Price trend · 2yr+25%77th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+51%vs NS +52%
Median year built1992vs NS 1979
Median household income$62,800vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied83%vs NS 67%
Single-detached87%vs NS 64%
Median age56.4vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Gulf Shore; 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 90 new homes were built in Gulf Shore over the last five years — roughly 9% 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$166/ft² · 101 homes
1960–79$229/ft² · 226 homes
1980–99$249/ft² · 320 homes
2000–17$308/ft² · 235 homes
2018+$374/ft² · 119 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$257/ft² · 1253 homes

Where recent sales landed

54%29%12%
Under $300k · 54.1%$300–500k · 29.4%$500–750k · 4.6%$750k+ · 11.9%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-301448 Gulf Shore, Gulf Shore$402,000
2026-07-1014888 Highway 6, East Wallace$280,000
2026-07-09376 Smith Point, Fox Harbour$360,000
2026-07-02259 Angevine, Angevine Lake$233,705
2026-06-30146 Mathesons Cove, Gulf Shore$329,000
2026-06-1813297 Highway 6, Wallace Bridge$370,000
2026-06-1577 Dan R, Gulf Shore$215,000
2026-05-28912 Wallace River West, Wallace River West$314,000
2026-05-15104 Quarry Hill, Wallace$362,500
2026-05-072475 Gulf Shore, Gulf Shore$350,000
2026-05-06424 Mariners, Fox Harbour$1,595,000
2026-04-28551 Miller, Miller Road$180,000

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
Population1,923
Median age56.4
Avg household size2.1
Median household income$62,800
Owner-occupied83%
Rented17%
Single-detached87% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.1% (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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Amherst Shore+20%389
Linden+24%387
Tidnish Bridge$208,500+8%323

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An area profile for Gulf Shore— 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.