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Louisbourg

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Rising, but among the slowest in Nova Scotia.

Louisbourg's price per square foot rose 3% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 13 recent and 23 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
$147,000typical house · 24mo1st pctile · NS
+3%price trend · 2yr16th pctile · NS
420homes
760residents

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$147,00024 mo
Registry sales1324 mo
24-mo change+3%
Median assessment$154,6002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $147,000 over the last 24 months — +3% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +68% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 760 people live here, with a median household income near $74,500. 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 90% are single-detached.

Roughly 2 homes were added in the last five years — about 0.7% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Louisbourg went from $101 in 2022 to $223 in 2026.20222023202420252026$223/ft²$101
Median sale price per square foot in Louisbourg went from $101 in 2022 to $223 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $80,400 and $270,620 (10th–90th percentile).

How Louisbourg compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$147,0001st percentile
Price trend · 2yr+3%16th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+68%vs NS +52%
Median year built1965vs NS 1979
Median household income$74,500vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied89%vs NS 67%
Single-detached90%vs NS 64%
Median age54.8vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Louisbourg; 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 Louisbourg over the last five years — roughly 0.7% 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$115/ft² · 113 homes
1960–79$133/ft² · 113 homes
1980–99$153/ft² · 44 homes
2000–17$160/ft² · 20 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$140/ft² · 399 homes

Where recent sales landed

92%
Under $300k · 91.7%$300–500k · 8.3%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-0421 Marconi, Louisbourg$225,000
2026-05-27261 Havenside, Louisbourg$140,000
2026-02-2312 Lorway, Louisbourg$250,000
2025-11-0710 Strathcona, Louisbourg$147,000
2025-09-157558 Main, Louisbourg$274,900
2025-08-2918 Riverdale, Louisbourg$139,000
2025-05-161665 Louisbourg Main-a-dieu, Little Lorraine$90,000
2025-04-117544 Main, Louisbourg$308,500
2025-03-03255 Havenside, Louisbourg$78,000
2024-11-2718 Wolfe, Louisbourg$168,000
2024-10-227368 Main, Louisbourg$137,000
2024-10-21115 Bastion, Louisbourg$253,500

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
Population760
Median age54.8
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$74,500
Owner-occupied89%
Rented11%
Single-detached90% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.5% (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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North Sydney$190,500+14%1,878
New Waterford$170,000+9%1,841
Northside East Bay$250,000+31%1,741
Westmount$278,500+12%1,252
Sydney River$417,500+18%1,134
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 Louisbourg— 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.