Sydney
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Rising, but more slowly than most of Nova Scotia.
Sydney's price per square foot rose 9% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 372 recent and 401 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.
Sells in a median 10 days — faster than 87% of Nova Scotia areas · 303 sold
Sells for a median 95% of original asking — 34% at or above ask · 306 sold
0% cut their price before selling · 306 sold
Market conditions among homes that sold over the last 24 months.
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Single-family homes here typically sold around $233,650 over the last 24 months — +9% on a mix-controlled price-per-square-foot basis over two years (Nova Scotia as a whole: +13%). Assessed values moved +63% over three years.
As of the 2021 Census, about 21,885 people live here, with a median household income near $54,536. 52% of homes are owner-occupied and 57% are single-detached.
Roughly 23 homes were added in the last five years — about 0.4% of the stock.
Most recent sales landed between $119,478 and $355,000 (10th–90th percentile).
The blue dot marks Sydney; where a province-wide percentile exists it is shown, otherwise the Nova Scotia figure is given for reference.
About 23 new homes were built in Sydney over the last five years — roughly 0.4% 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
Recent sale price per ft², by home type
Where recent sales landed
| 2026-07-29 | 49 Bernard Lind, Sydney | $432,000 |
| 2026-07-22 | 195 Lisgard, Sydney | $195,000 |
| 2026-07-21 | 215 Cottage, Sydney | $275,000 |
| 2026-07-17 | 17 St Peters, Sydney | $295,000 |
| 2026-07-15 | 365 Rotary, Sydney | $211,000 |
| 2026-07-10 | 70 Fairview, Sydney | $125,000 |
| 2026-07-09 | 71 Hospital, Sydney | $370,000 |
| 2026-07-09 | 18 Dalhousie, Sydney | $340,000 |
| 2026-07-08 | 75 Forrest, Sydney | $147,500 |
| 2026-07-06 | 446 Whitney, Sydney | $240,000 |
| 2026-07-02 | 44 Ferndell, Sydney | $559,000 |
| 2026-07-02 | 22 Beacon, Sydney | $340,000 |
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.
Census figures are apportioned from 2021 dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share — an honest approximation, not a direct count.
| 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 |
| Reserve Mines | $164,500 | +18% | 714 |
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An area profile for Sydney— 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.