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Sydney Mines

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Rising, broadly in step with Nova Scotia.

Sydney Mines's price per square foot rose 16% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 90 recent and 102 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.

Active marketAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
$174,750typical house · 24mo6th pctile · NS
+16%price trend · 2yr57th pctile · NS
2,084homes
6,064residents

Sells in a median 20 days — faster than 67% of Nova Scotia areas · 70 sold

Sells for a median 94% of original asking — 24% at or above ask · 70 sold

0% cut their price before selling · 70 sold

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

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Median sale$174,75024 mo
Registry sales9024 mo
24-mo change+16%
Median days on market20 days70 sold
Median assessment$173,6002026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Single-family homes here typically sold around $174,750 over the last 24 months — +16% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +60% over three years.

As of the 2021 Census, about 6,064 people live here, with a median household income near $58,800. 72% of homes are owner-occupied and 74% are single-detached.

Roughly 10 homes were added in the last five years — about 0.6% of the stock.

Price-per-square-foot trajectoryPVSC · Sales
Median sale price per square foot in Sydney Mines went from $131 in 2022 to $170 in 2026.20222023202420252026$170/ft²$131
Median sale price per square foot in Sydney Mines went from $131 in 2022 to $170 in 2026.

Most recent sales landed between $89,000 and $321,540 (10th–90th percentile).

How Sydney Mines compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Typical house · 24mo$174,7506th percentile
Price trend · 2yr+16%57th percentile
Assessed values · 3yr+60%vs NS +52%
Median year built1971vs NS 1979
Median household income$58,800vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied72%vs NS 67%
Single-detached74%vs NS 64%
Median age49.6vs NS 47

The blue dot marks Sydney Mines; 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 10 new homes were built in Sydney Mines over the last five years — roughly 0.6% 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$127/ft² · 666 homes
1960–79$160/ft² · 434 homes
1980–99$177/ft² · 407 homes
2000–17$220/ft² · 146 homes
2018+$228/ft² · 20 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$146/ft² · 1860 homes
Split-level$179/ft² · 177 homes

Where recent sales landed

87%13%
Under $300k · 87%$300–500k · 13%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-2836 Clyde, Sydney Mines$150,000
2026-06-2565 Macdonald, Sydney Mines$349,000
2026-06-25110 Church, Sydney Mines$145,000
2026-06-1942 George, Sydney Mines$76,360
2026-06-0393 Fraser, Sydney Mines$210,000
2026-05-2970 Fraser, Sydney Mines$115,000
2026-05-2519 Peck, Sydney Mines$153,300
2026-05-20380 Legatto, Sydney Mines$235,000
2026-04-09123 Crescent, Sydney Mines$175,000
2026-04-0810 Swivel Point, Sydney Mines$212,000
2026-04-082 Guy, Sydney Mines$74,470
2026-04-0239 Howell, Sydney Mines$318,500

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
Population6,064
Median age49.6
Avg household size2.2
Median household income$58,800
Owner-occupied72%
Rented28%
Single-detached74% (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.

More in Cape Breton
Sydney$233,650+9%5,900
Glace Bay$208,000+17%4,768
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
Reserve Mines$164,500+18%714

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An area profile for Sydney Mines— 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.