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Middle River

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Middle River's price per square foot rose 39% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 14 recent and 15 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$190,000typical house · 24mo8th pctile · NS
+39%price trend · 2yr91st pctile · NS
376homes
1,343residents

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$190,00024 mo
Registry sales1424 mo
24-mo change+39%
Median assessment$212,8002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $190,000 over the last 24 months — +39% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +48% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,343 people live here, with a median household income near $62,476. 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 90% are single-detached.

Roughly 5 homes were added in the last five years — about 1.6% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Middle River went from $191 in 2022 to $163 in 2026.20222023202420252026$163/ft²$191
Median sale price per square foot in Middle River went from $191 in 2022 to $163 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $37,400 and $355,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Middle River compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$190,0008th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+39%91st percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+48%vs NS +52%
Median year built1979vs NS 1979
Median household income$62,476vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied90%vs NS 67%
Single-detached90%vs NS 64%
Median age39.5vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Middle 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 5 new homes were built in Middle River over the last five years — roughly 1.6% 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$163/ft² · 72 homes
1960–79$157/ft² · 82 homes
1980–99$164/ft² · 94 homes
2000–17$267/ft² · 49 homes
2018+$329/ft² · 7 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$199/ft² · 364 homes

Where recent sales landed

83%
Under $300k · 82.8%$300–500k · 10.3%$500–750k · 6.9%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-05-062302 Cabot, Middle River$320,000
2026-03-091629 West Side Middle River, Middle River$225,000
2025-12-161977 Cabot, Middle River$50,000
2025-10-31642 Highway 223, Little Narrows$190,000
2025-10-143362 Cabot, Middle River$95,000
2025-08-12229 Campbell, Estmere$200,000
2025-07-09464 Highway 223, Little Narrows$535,000
2025-06-132341 Portage, Estmere$130,000
2025-06-05284 Yankee Line, Middle River$154,000
2025-05-3010125 Highway 105, Nyanza$370,000
2025-03-0561 Highway 223, Little Narrows$270,000
2024-11-25588 Highway 223, Little Narrows$190,000

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
Population1,343
Median age39.5
Avg household size2.82
Median household income$62,476
Owner-occupied90%
Rented10%
Single-detached90% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20165.4% (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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How to read this profile

An area profile for Middle 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.