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Pugwash

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Rising, but among the slowest in Nova Scotia.

Pugwash's price per square foot rose 5% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 24 recent and 25 prior sales. This is an area-wide read, not a per-home estimate or a forecast.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$267,000typical house · 24mo25th pctile · NS
+5%price trend · 2yr19th pctile · NS
644homes
967residents

Sells in a median 30 days — faster than 45% of Nova Scotia areas · 18 sold

Sells for a median 91% of original asking — 18% at or above ask · 17 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 18 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$267,00024 mo
Registry sales2424 mo
24-mo change+5%
Median days on market30 days18 sold
Median assessment$224,1002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $267,000 over the last 24 months — +5% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +67% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 967 people live here, with a median household income near $62,800. 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-detached.

Roughly 12 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.9% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Pugwash went from $190 in 2022 to $186 in 2026.20222023202420252026$186/ft²$190
Median sale price per square foot in Pugwash went from $190 in 2022 to $186 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $53,400 and $524,520 (10th–90th percentile).

How Pugwash compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$267,00025th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+5%19th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+67%vs NS +52%
Median year built1979vs NS 1979
Median household income$62,800vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied83%vs NS 67%
Single-detached87%vs NS 64%
Median age56.4vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Pugwash; 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 12 new homes were built in Pugwash 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$163/ft² · 104 homes
1960–79$193/ft² · 116 homes
1980–99$194/ft² · 120 homes
2000–17$269/ft² · 63 homes
2018+$274/ft² · 18 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$187/ft² · 619 homes

Where recent sales landed

74%20%
Under $300k · 73.5%$300–500k · 20.4%$500–750k · 6.1%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-2171 Pleasure Cove, West Pugwash$465,300
2026-07-17115 Fishing Point, Pugwash$269,000
2026-05-228507 Highway 6, West Pugwash$250,000
2026-01-219372 Highway 6, Pugwash$115,000
2026-01-091374 Murray, Pugwash$80,000
2025-12-101151 Murray, West Pugwash$105,000
2025-11-288396 Highway 6, West Pugwash$549,900
2025-10-20941 Hartford, Hartford$214,000
2025-09-251129 Conns Mills, Conns Mills$655,000
2025-09-1513 Sunrise, Pugwash$450,000
2025-09-0364 Pleasure Cove, West Pugwash$605,000
2025-08-0711410 Highway 6, South Pugwash$285,000

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
Population967
Median age56.4
Avg household size2.1
Median household income$62,800
Owner-occupied83%
Rented17%
Single-detached87% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20162.2% (NS 5.2%)

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

More in Cumberland
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Gulf Shore$317,000+25%1,281
Wentworth$312,500+35%1,065
Brookdale$270,000+16%952
Port Howe$210,000+21%860
River Hebert$159,250-2%691
Tidnish Cross Roads$225,000+35%521
East Amherst$360,000+9%501
Amherst Shore+20%389
Linden+24%387
Tidnish Bridge$208,500+8%323

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An area profile for Pugwash— 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.