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North River · Colchester

One of 379 areas · 497 parcels · Updated weekly

Median sale$332,000Registry · house · 24 mo
Registry sales2924 mo · arm’s-length
24-mo change+40%Registry · mix-controlled $/ft²
For sale now12MLS® · active + pending
Median days on market27 daysMLS® · 23 sold
Median assessment$278,050PVSC roll 2026

PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

North River's price per square foot rose 40% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 29 recent and 19 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of October 2026 · 2021 census
$332,000typical house · 24mo
+40%price trend · 2yr
497homes
1,096residents

Sells in a median 27 days · 23 sold

Sells for a median 96% of original asking — 39% at or above ask · 23 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 23 sold

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

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OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $332,000 over the last 24 months — +40% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +70% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,096 people live here, with a median household income near $69,932. 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 84% are single-detached.

Roughly 8 homes were added in the last five years — about 1.8% of the stock.

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Recorded sales

Registry of deeds · ungated

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.

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The figures · three reads

PVSC ROLL · REGISTRY

Assessed $/ft² by era built

Pre-19602018+

Sale $/ft² by home type

Detached

Where recent sales landed

Under $300k$750k+

Price-per-square-foot trajectory PVSC · Sales

Median sale price per square foot in North River went from $119 in 2022 to $299 in 2026.20222023202420252026$299/ft²$119
Median sale price per square foot in North River went from $119 in 2022 to $299 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $206,000 and $507,980 (10th–90th percentile).

How North River compares to Nova Scotia PVSC + Census · vs NS

Typical house · 24mo$332,000vs NS $406,500
Price trend · 2yr+40%vs NS +13%
Assessed values · 3yr+70%vs NS +52%
Median year built1981vs NS 1979
Median household income$69,932vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied86%vs NS 67%
Single-detached84%vs NS 64%
Median age50.2vs NS 47

The blue dot marks North River against the Nova Scotia tick; the province's own figure is given beside each rail. No position number is printed (DL-69 as applied, docs/16 §D.79).

Who lives here 2021 Census · apportioned

Population1,096
Median age50.2
Avg household size2.23
Median household income$69,932
Owner-occupied86%
Rented14%
Single-detached84% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.7% (NS 5.2%)

Census figures are apportioned from 2021 dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share — an honest approximation, not a direct count.

The three reads in full.

Every era, every home type, every price band. PVSC as of 2026-10-18.

About 8 new homes were built in North River over the last five years — roughly 1.8% 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$182/ft² · 52 homes
1960–79$195/ft² · 159 homes
1980–99$210/ft² · 160 homes
2000–17$289/ft² · 51 homes
2018+$306/ft² · 14 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$236/ft² · 418 homes

Where recent sales landed

46%46%
Under $300k · 45.8%$300–500k · 45.8%$500–750k · 6.3%$750k+ · 2.1%
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How to read this profile

An area profile for North 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, Open Data & Information Government Licence – PVSC & Participating Municipalities) · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (Statistics Canada Open Licence) · governance boundaries © Open Data Nova Scotia (Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia) · market data as of October 2026.

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