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Sydney Forks

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Among the faster-rising areas in Nova Scotia.

Sydney Forks's price per square foot rose 28% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 26 recent and 20 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
$285,000typical house · 24mo34th pctile · NS
+28%price trend · 2yr81st pctile · NS
565homes
1,125residents

Sells in a median 28 days — faster than 49% of Nova Scotia areas · 21 sold

Sells for a median 94% of original asking — 10% at or above ask · 21 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 21 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$285,00024 mo
Registry sales2624 mo
24-mo change+28%
Median days on market28 days21 sold
Median assessment$278,9002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $285,000 over the last 24 months — +28% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +55% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 1,125 people live here, with a median household income near $84,510. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 91% are single-detached.

Roughly 14 homes were added in the last five years — about 2.7% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Sydney Forks went from $159 in 2022 to $255 in 2026.20222023202420252026$255/ft²$159
Median sale price per square foot in Sydney Forks went from $159 in 2022 to $255 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $190,000 and $600,500 (10th–90th percentile).

How Sydney Forks compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$285,00034th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+28%81st percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+55%vs NS +52%
Median year built1976vs NS 1979
Median household income$84,510vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied91%vs NS 67%
Single-detached91%vs NS 64%
Median age53.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Sydney Forks; 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 14 new homes were built in Sydney Forks over the last five years — roughly 2.7% 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$189/ft² · 131 homes
1960–79$200/ft² · 162 homes
1980–99$214/ft² · 158 homes
2000–17$280/ft² · 49 homes
2018+$310/ft² · 22 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$188/ft² · 501 homes

Where recent sales landed

63%24%
Under $300k · 63%$300–500k · 23.9%$500–750k · 6.5%$750k+ · 6.5%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-27136 Mountain View, Sydney Forks$820,000
2026-07-02106 Morley, Portage$316,500
2026-06-2566 Schaller, Sydney Forks$373,500
2026-06-109 Maclellan, Sydney Forks$202,000
2026-04-30107 Gibbons, Huntington$260,000
2026-04-303010 Kings, Portage$275,000
2026-04-154598 Grand Mira North, Huntington$397,000
2026-02-27412 Meadows, Sydney Forks$269,000
2026-02-18209 Intervale, Huntington$295,000
2025-12-1660 Crestdale, Sydney Forks$234,500
2025-12-162450 Kings, Sydney Forks$308,000
2025-11-281911 Coxheath, Blacketts Lake$380,000

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
Population1,125
Median age53.6
Avg household size2.29
Median household income$84,510
Owner-occupied91%
Rented9%
Single-detached91% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20163.1% (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 Cape Breton
Sydney$233,650+9%5,900
Glace Bay$208,000+17%4,768
Sydney Mines$174,750+16%2,084
North Sydney$190,500+14%1,878
New Waterford$170,000+9%1,841
Northside East Bay$250,000+31%1,741
Westmount$278,500+12%1,252
Sydney River$417,500+18%1,134
Coxheath$364,500+11%1,124
Albert Bridge$300,000+36%965
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 Sydney Forks— 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.