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River Hebert

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Holding flat while most of Nova Scotia rose.

River Hebert's price per square foot fell 2% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 36 recent and 39 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.

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$159,250typical house · 24mo2nd pctile · NS
-2%price trend · 2yr9th pctile · NS
691homes
1,506residents

Sells in a median 40 days — faster than 33% of Nova Scotia areas · 33 sold

Sells for a median 89% of original asking — 9% at or above ask · 33 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 33 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$159,25024 mo
Registry sales3624 mo
24-mo change-2%
Median days on market40 days33 sold
Median assessment$131,8002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $159,250 over the last 24 months — -2% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +65% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,506 people live here, with a median household income near $54,000. 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-detached.

Roughly 9 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.4% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in River Hebert went from $100 in 2022 to $135 in 2026.20222023202420252026$135/ft²$100
Median sale price per square foot in River Hebert went from $100 in 2022 to $135 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $56,550 and $250,500 (10th–90th percentile).

How River Hebert compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$159,2502nd percentile
Price trend · 2yr-2%9th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+65%vs NS +52%
Median year built1978vs NS 1979
Median household income$54,000vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied82%vs NS 67%
Single-detached87%vs NS 64%
Median age53.2vs NS 47

The blue dot marks River Hebert; 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 9 new homes were built in River Hebert over the last five years — roughly 2.4% 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$94/ft² · 117 homes
1960–79$119/ft² · 105 homes
1980–99$141/ft² · 112 homes
2000–17$194/ft² · 24 homes
2018+$185/ft² · 12 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$134/ft² · 646 homes

Where recent sales landed

93%
Under $300k · 93.3%$300–500k · 4%$500–750k · 1.3%$750k+ · 1.3%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-1719 Hurley, Joggins$190,100
2026-07-10527 Pit, River Hebert$140,000
2026-07-071663 Highway 242, River Hebert$53,100
2026-06-269242 Highway 2, Southampton$219,900
2026-06-15385 Lower Maccan, Lower River Hebert$75,000
2026-06-12244 Atkinson, Southampton$340,000
2026-05-288675 Highway 2, Southampton$290,000
2026-05-2871 Pit, Joggins$77,000
2026-05-28101 Grey, Joggins$110,000
2026-04-247643 Highway 2, West Brook$187,500
2026-04-21578 Lower Cove, Lower Cove$155,000
2026-02-024487 Highway 2, Cross Roads$925,000

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
Population1,506
Median age53.2
Avg household size2.1
Median household income$54,000
Owner-occupied82%
Rented18%
Single-detached87% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20161.3% (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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Amherst Shore+20%389
Linden+24%387
Tidnish Bridge$208,500+8%323

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An area profile for River Hebert— 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.