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South Bar

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Not enough price history yet to call a trend.

South Bar — too few prior-period sales to compare against; the assessment tide below is the steadier read.

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

Some recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$260,000typical house · 24mo24th pctile · NS
+18%price trend · 2yr65th pctile · NS
264homes
655residents

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$260,00024 mo
Registry sales1224 mo
24-mo change+18%
Median assessment$196,8502026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $260,000 over the last 24 months — +18% 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 655 people live here, with a median household income near $65,314. 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 87% are single-detached.

Roughly 6 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 South Bar went from $158 in 2022 to $174 in 2026.20222023202420252026$174/ft²$158
Median sale price per square foot in South Bar went from $158 in 2022 to $174 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $55,300 and $396,100 (10th–90th percentile).

How South Bar compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$260,00024th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+18%65th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+65%vs NS +52%
Median year built1954vs NS 1979
Median household income$65,314vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied84%vs NS 67%
Single-detached87%vs NS 64%
Median age52.3vs NS 47

The blue dot marks South Bar; 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 6 new homes were built in South Bar 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$171/ft² · 147 homes
1960–79$180/ft² · 40 homes
1980–99$210/ft² · 33 homes
2000–17$275/ft² · 19 homes
2018+$252/ft² · 9 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$170/ft² · 250 homes

Where recent sales landed

78%17%
Under $300k · 77.8%$300–500k · 16.7%$500–750k · 5.6%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-232190 Highway 28, South Bar$290,000
2026-04-302028 Highway 28, South Bar$54,500
2026-04-242182 Highway 28, South Bar$350,000
2026-04-242158 Highway 28, South Bar$219,000
2026-01-282162 Highway 28, South Bar$115,000
2025-12-091926 New Waterford, South Bar$62,500
2025-11-2828 Egan, South Bar$50,000
2025-09-262042 Highway 28, South Bar$260,000
2025-03-04102 Liscomb Point, South Bar$685,000
2025-03-032295 Highway 28, South Bar$361,000
2024-12-101883 New Waterford, South Bar$260,000
2024-09-042410 New Waterford, South Bar$400,000

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
Population655
Median age52.3
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$65,314
Owner-occupied84%
Rented16%
Single-detached87% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.8% (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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How to read this profile

An area profile for South Bar— 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.