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Port Morien

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Cooling — prices have eased over the past two years.

Port Morien's price per square foot fell 10% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 15 recent and 18 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
$150,000typical house · 24mo1st pctile · NS
-10%price trend · 2yr4th pctile · NS
522homes
1,200residents

Sells in a median 36 days — faster than 36% of Nova Scotia areas · 13 sold

Sells for a median 93% of original asking — 31% at or above ask · 13 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$150,00024 mo
Registry sales1524 mo
24-mo change-10%
Median days on market36 days13 sold
Median assessment$196,3002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $150,000 over the last 24 months — -10% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +76% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,200 people live here, with a median household income near $68,640. 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 86% are single-detached.

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

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Port Morien went from $104 in 2022 to $195 in 2026.20222023202420252026$195/ft²$104
Median sale price per square foot in Port Morien went from $104 in 2022 to $195 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $60,800 and $318,000 (10th–90th percentile).

How Port Morien compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$150,0001st percentile
Price trend · 2yr-10%4th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+76%vs NS +52%
Median year built1976vs NS 1979
Median household income$68,640vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied83%vs NS 67%
Single-detached86%vs NS 64%
Median age52.5vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Port Morien; 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 8 new homes were built in Port Morien 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$151/ft² · 135 homes
1960–79$171/ft² · 133 homes
1980–99$186/ft² · 124 homes
2000–17$239/ft² · 41 homes
2018+$283/ft² · 14 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$176/ft² · 492 homes

Where recent sales landed

73%27%
Under $300k · 72.7%$300–500k · 27.3%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-06-05234 Birch Grove, Port Morien$90,000
2026-03-20131 Cliff, Port Morien$280,000
2026-02-0959 Cliff, Port Morien$275,000
2026-01-2951 Donkin, Port Caledonia$340,000
2025-12-053564 Highway 255, Black Brook$150,000
2025-10-23415 Baleine, Main-a-dieu$100,000
2025-09-1120 Campbells, Main-�-dieu$110,000
2025-07-3161 Cliff, Port Morien$80,000
2025-06-251627 Morien, Port Caledonia$235,000
2025-05-22Louisbourg Main-a-dieu, Main-a-dieu$125,000
2025-04-07120 Long Beach, Port Morien$285,000
2024-12-1859 Cliff, Port Morien$260,000

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
Population1,200
Median age52.5
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$68,640
Owner-occupied83%
Rented17%
Single-detached86% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163% (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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Marion Bridge$284,250+42%904
Howie Centre$376,500+29%769

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An area profile for Port Morien— 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.