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Lingan

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Too few recent sales to call a trend.

Lingan — 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
+57%assessed · 3yr
1982median build year
210homes
540residents

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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+57%3 yr
Median assessment$234,2002026
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 (+57% over three years), its housing stock, and the 2021 census, rather than a headline price.

As of the 2021 Census, about 540 people live here, with a median household income near $62,261. 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 83% are single-detached.

Roughly 6 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.9% of the stock.

Assessed-value movementPVSC
Median assessed value in Lingan moved +57% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.20232026$234200$149650
Median assessed value in Lingan moved +57% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.
How Lingan compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Assessed values · 3yr+57%vs NS +52%
Median year built1982vs NS 1979
Median household income$62,261vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied80%vs NS 67%
Single-detached83%vs NS 64%
Median age52.5vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Lingan; 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 6 new homes were built in Lingan over the last five years — roughly 2.9% 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$141/ft² · 31 homes
1960–79$176/ft² · 61 homes
1980–99$187/ft² · 82 homes
2000–17$241/ft² · 24 homes
2018+$279/ft² · 8 homes
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-112707 Roaches, Lingan$475,000
2025-10-232695 Lingan, Lingan$226,000
2025-08-012864 Roaches, Lingan$230,000
2023-08-312516 Lingan, Lingan$350,000
2023-07-042751 Roaches, Lingan$161,000
2023-06-292370 Lingan, Lingan$300,000
2022-09-142542 Lingan, Lingan$150,000
2022-07-252340 Lingan, Lingan$350,000
2022-07-222660 Lingan, Lingan$400,000
2022-04-262878 Roaches, Lingan$80,000
2021-10-1271 Lingan Beach, Lingan$120,500
2021-07-23124 Mahon, Lingan$255,000

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
Population540
Median age52.5
Avg household size2.18
Median household income$62,261
Owner-occupied80%
Rented20%
Single-detached83% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.3% (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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How to read this profile

An area profile for Lingan— 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.