Sydney River
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Rising, broadly in step with Nova Scotia.
Sydney River's price per square foot rose 18% over two years — versus +13% across Nova Scotia, on 71 recent and 63 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 4 days — faster than 100% of Nova Scotia areas · 55 sold
Sells for a median 97% of original asking — 35% at or above ask · 55 sold
0% cut their price before selling · 55 sold
Market conditions among homes that sold over the last 24 months.
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Single-family homes here typically sold around $417,500 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 +46% over three years.
As of the 2021 Census, about 3,537 people live here, with a median household income near $87,000. 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 78% are single-detached.
Roughly 21 homes were added in the last five years — about 1.9% of the stock.
Most recent sales landed between $260,000 and $750,000 (10th–90th percentile).
The blue dot marks Sydney River; where a province-wide percentile exists it is shown, otherwise the Nova Scotia figure is given for reference.
About 21 new homes were built in Sydney River over the last five years — roughly 1.9% 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
| 2026-07-30 | 117 Carmichael, Sydney River | $799,000 |
| 2026-07-15 | 51 Avondale, Sydney River | $679,000 |
| 2026-07-14 | 81 Woodlawn, Sydney River | $325,000 |
| 2026-07-06 | 86 Carmichael, Sydney River | $565,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 234 Riverview, Sydney River | $501,000 |
| 2026-06-16 | 60 Riverside, Sydney River | $380,000 |
| 2026-06-15 | 206 Fatima, Sydney River | $623,000 |
| 2026-06-09 | 141 Riverview, Sydney River | $288,000 |
| 2026-05-28 | 57 Bardmoor, Sydney River | $490,000 |
| 2026-05-25 | 53 Englewood, Sydney River | $585,000 |
| 2026-05-07 | 17 Howie, Sydney River | $265,000 |
| 2026-05-05 | 10 Sheridan, Sydney River | $270,000 |
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.
| 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 |
| 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 River— 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.