Land for sale in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia
249 land and acreage listings in Cape Breton County. Median asking price $68,500; 55 bare-land lots of 10 acres or more at a median $2,000/ac. 50 have ocean, lake or river frontage and 6 a creek through the land.
Listed this week in Cape Breton County
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 acres on the water Alder Point |
$199,000 | 4 | $49,750/ac | Waterfront | above market |
| Land Scotchtown |
$17,900 | Not stated | – | ||
| Land Membertou |
$100,000 | Not stated | – |
Price cuts in Cape Breton County
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.19-acre lot Sydney |
$29,500 was $45,000 | 0.19 | $159,373/ac | below market | |
| 5.1 acres Mira Road |
$75,000 was $94,900 | 5.1 | $14,735/ac | near market | |
| 5 acres Sydney |
$75,000 was $94,900 | 5 | $15,000/ac | near market | |
| 61 acres Sydney |
$475,000 was $599,000 | 61 | $7,787/ac | ||
| 105 acres on the ocean Cape Breton |
$319,000 was $399,000 | 105 | $3,034/ac | Oceanfront | above market |
| 0.86-acre lot with a creek Cape Breton |
$25,000 was $29,000 | 0.86 | $28,992/ac | Creek through | near market |
| 0.14-acre lot Lot 2012-1 · Sydney |
$44,000 was $50,000 | 0.14 | $317,003/ac | above market | |
| 48 acres Blacketts Lake |
$85,000 was $96,000 | 48 | $1,771/ac | near market | |
| 0.19-acre lot Sydney |
$85,000 was $95,000 | 0.19 | $436,121/ac | above market | |
| 12 acres Middle Cape |
$98,000 was $109,000 | 12 | $8,167/ac |
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Price per acre by lot size in Cape Breton County
Median asking price per acre of the 169 listings of 1 acre or more that state a size.
All listings in Cape Breton County
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358 acres with a creek Catalone |
$325,000 | 358 | $908/ac | Creek through | below market |
| 213 acres Cape Breton |
$195,000 | 213 | $915/ac | near market | |
| 85.8 acres Catalone River |
$89,000 | 85.8 | $1,038/ac | below market | |
| 185 acres Gabarus |
$195,000 | 185 | $1,054/ac | near market | |
| 250 acres Enon |
$280,000 | 250 | $1,120/ac | ||
| 85 acres Cape Breton |
$99,000 | 85 | $1,165/ac | below market | |
| 300 acres on a river Huntington |
$349,900 | 300 | $1,166/ac | River frontage | |
| 82.9 acres Marion Bridge |
$99,000 | 82.9 | $1,194/ac | near market | |
| 38 acres Rock Elm |
$45,500 | 38 | $1,197/ac | below market | |
| 50 acres on a lake Gillis Lake |
$60,000 | 50 | $1,200/ac | Lakefront | below market |
| 53 acres Enon |
$63,600 | 53 | $1,200/ac | below market | |
| 27 acres Sydney Mines |
$35,000 | 27 | $1,296/ac | below market | |
| 194 acres on a lake Enon |
$279,000 | 194 | $1,442/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 103 acres on a lake Cape Breton |
$149,000 | 103 | $1,447/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 33 acres Cape Breton, Grand Mira |
$48,000 | 33 | $1,455/ac | below market | |
| 37.5 acres Caribou Marsh |
$55,900 | 37.5 | $1,491/ac | below market | |
| 59.5 acres Gabarus |
$89,000 | 59.5 | $1,496/ac | near market | |
| 109 acres Northside East Bay |
$164,900 | 109 | $1,513/ac | above market | |
| 74.9 acres on a river Huntington |
$115,000 | 74.9 | $1,535/ac | River frontage | near market |
| 116 acres on a lake Lot 1 · Louisbourg |
$179,000 | 116 | $1,548/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 56 acres Marion Bridge |
$89,000 | 56 | $1,589/ac | near market | |
| 33 acres Enon |
$53,600 | 33 | $1,624/ac | below market | |
| 27.8 acres Albert Bridge |
$47,500 | 27.8 | $1,707/ac | below market | |
| 110 acres on a lake Catalone |
$189,000 | 110 | $1,718/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 48 acres Blacketts Lake |
$85,000 | 48 | $1,771/ac | near market | |
| 55 acres Huntington |
$99,000 | 55 | $1,800/ac | near market | |
| 98 acres Albert Bridge |
$180,000 | 98 | $1,837/ac | above market | |
| 37 acres Albert Bridge |
$69,000 | 37 | $1,865/ac | near market | |
| 90 acres with a creek Port Morien |
$169,000 | 90 | $1,878/ac | Creek through | near market |
| 99.5 acres Little Lorraine |
$199,000 | 99.5 | $2,000/ac | near market | |
| 33 acres Upper Leitches Creek |
$68,500 | 33 | $2,076/ac | near market | |
| 69.7 acres Cape Breton |
$149,000 | 69.7 | $2,138/ac | near market | |
| 40 acres on a lake Fourchu |
$89,000 | 40 | $2,225/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 11 acres Upper Leitches Creek |
$25,000 | 11 | $2,273/ac | below market | |
| 27 acres on a lake French Road |
$69,000 | 27 | $2,556/ac | Lakefront | below market |
| 116 acres Big Pond |
$299,000 | 116 | $2,578/ac | above market | |
| 31 acres Lot 3 · Grand Mira |
$79,999 | 31 | $2,581/ac | near market | |
| 20 acres Upper Grand Mira |
$59,000 | 20 | $2,950/ac | below market | |
| 105 acres on the ocean Cape Breton |
$319,000 | 105 | $3,034/ac | Oceanfront | above market |
| 31.9 acres Louisbourg |
$99,900 | 31.9 | $3,130/ac | below market | |
| 78 acres on a lake Enon |
$248,000 | 78 | $3,179/ac | Lakefront | above market |
| 48 acres on a lake French Road |
$169,900 | 48 | $3,540/ac | Lakefront | above market |
| 36.1 acres on a lake French Road |
$129,000 | 36.1 | $3,572/ac | Lakefront | above market |
| 32.7 acres on the water Gabarus Lake |
$120,000 | 32.7 | $3,665/ac | Waterfront | near market |
| 17.5 acres Cape Breton |
$69,900 | 17.5 | $3,994/ac | near market | |
| 19.8 acres on a lake Gabarus Lake |
$85,000 | 19.8 | $4,293/ac | Lakefront | below market |
| 10 acres Glace Bay |
$44,900 | 10 | $4,490/ac | below market | |
| 26 acres Lot 3 · Upper Grand Mira |
$120,000 | 26 | $4,615/ac | near market | |
| 16 acres Cape Breton |
$74,900 | 16 | $4,681/ac | near market | |
| 200 acres Big Pond |
$979,000 | 200 | $4,895/ac | ||
| 80 acres Cape Breton |
$395,000 | 80 | $4,938/ac | above market | |
| 44.7 acres on the ocean Mira Gut |
$249,900 | 44.7 | $5,593/ac | Oceanfront | above market |
| 5.2 acres French Road |
$32,500 | 5.2 | $6,214/ac | below market | |
| 100 acres on a lake Gabarus |
$645,000 | 100 | $6,450/ac | Lakefront | |
| 61 acres Marion Bridge |
$395,000 | 61 | $6,475/ac | ||
| 30 acres on a lake French Road |
$194,500 | 30 | $6,483/ac | Lakefront | above market |
| 4.6 acres Louisbourg |
$29,900 | 4.6 | $6,500/ac | below market | |
| 3 acres on the water Sydney |
$20,000 | 3 | $6,667/ac | Waterfront | below market |
| 26.6 acres Dominion |
$185,000 | 26.6 | $6,947/ac | above market | |
| 2.8 acres Cape Breton |
$19,500 | 2.8 | $7,015/ac | below market | |
| 4.8 acres Lot 8 · Glace Bay |
$35,000 | 4.8 | $7,338/ac | below market | |
| 61 acres Sydney |
$475,000 | 61 | $7,787/ac | ||
| 8.3 acres Gardiner Mines |
$65,000 | 8.3 | $7,831/ac | near market | |
| 12 acres Middle Cape |
$98,000 | 12 | $8,167/ac | ||
| 83.9 acres on the water Grand Mira South |
$690,000 | 83.9 | $8,223/ac | Waterfront | above market |
| 19 acres Cape Breton |
$160,000 | 19 | $8,421/ac | above market | |
| 35.8 acres Big Pond |
$319,000 | 35.8 | $8,913/ac | ||
| 5.5 acres Lot 5 · Dutch Brook |
$49,900 | 5.5 | $9,156/ac | near market | |
| 4.2 acres Lot 4 · Grand Mira South |
$42,000 | 4.2 | $10,000/ac | below market | |
| 7 acres Albert Bridge |
$76,000 | 7 | $10,857/ac | near market | |
| 16 acres on the water Homeville |
$179,000 | 16 | $11,192/ac | Waterfront | near market |
| 3.5 acres Lot 2024-3 · Mira |
$39,900 | 3.5 | $11,400/ac | below market | |
| 2.6 acres Port Morien |
$30,000 | 2.6 | $11,538/ac | below market | |
| 2.5 acres on a lake East Bay |
$29,900 | 2.5 | $11,840/ac | Lakefront | below market |
| 2.9 acres Lot 2024-2 · Mira |
$36,900 | 2.9 | $12,768/ac | near market | |
| 3.9 acres on a lake Lot 1 · Gabarus Lake |
$50,000 | 3.9 | $12,987/ac | Lakefront | below market |
| 2.3 acres Lot 2024-1 · Mira |
$29,995 | 2.3 | $13,098/ac | below market | |
| 2.5 acres Lot 1 · Victoria |
$34,900 | 2.5 | $13,793/ac | below market | |
| 3.2 acres Lot 16 · French Road |
$44,900 | 3.2 | $13,918/ac | below market | |
| 2.1 acres Lot 1-19 · Cape Breton |
$29,900 | 2.1 | $14,238/ac | below market | |
| 4.5 acres Lot 1A · Cape Breton |
$64,000 | 4.5 | $14,382/ac | near market | |
| 4.4 acres Dutch Brook |
$64,000 | 4.4 | $14,545/ac | near market | |
| 5.1 acres Mira Road |
$75,000 | 5.1 | $14,735/ac | near market | |
| 3 acres Lot 3 · Grand Mira South |
$45,000 | 3 | $15,000/ac | near market | |
| 5 acres Sydney |
$75,000 | 5 | $15,000/ac | near market | |
| 7.3 acres Lot 1 · Cape Breton |
$109,920 | 7.3 | $15,028/ac | near market | |
| 4.2 acres with a creek Caribou Marsh |
$64,000 | 4.2 | $15,245/ac | Creek through | near market |
| 2.2 acres Lot 8 · Florence |
$34,900 | 2.2 | $15,936/ac | near market | |
| 6.8 acres on a lake Lot 4 · Cape Breton |
$109,920 | 6.8 | $16,235/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 2.4 acres Sydney Forks |
$40,000 | 2.4 | $16,667/ac | near market | |
| 22 acres Sydney Forks |
$369,000 | 22 | $16,773/ac | ||
| 3.1 acres on a lake French Road |
$55,000 | 3.1 | $17,644/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 1.6 acres Cape Breton |
$29,000 | 1.6 | $18,012/ac | below market | |
| 3.6 acres Lot 3 · Florence |
$65,000 | 3.6 | $18,056/ac | near market | |
| 1.1 acres Broughton |
$20,000 | 1.1 | $18,182/ac | below market | |
| 1.9 acres Lot 7 · Victoria |
$34,900 | 1.9 | $18,323/ac | near market | |
| 1.9 acres Lot 6 · Victoria |
$34,900 | 1.9 | $18,347/ac | near market | |
| 1.9 acres Lot 5 · Victoria |
$34,900 | 1.9 | $18,615/ac | near market | |
| 5.2 acres on the water Lot 2 · Gabarus Lake |
$96,500 | 5.2 | $18,619/ac | Waterfront | above market |
| 1.9 acres Lot 2 · Victoria |
$34,900 | 1.9 | $18,667/ac | near market |
About Cape Breton County
The area
Cape Breton County takes in the eastern end of Cape Breton Island. It covers about 2,460 km² and had about 98,300 people in 2021, making it the second most populous county in Nova Scotia. Almost all of it is one municipality, the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM, about 93,700 in 2021), which includes Sydney, Glace Bay, New Waterford, North Sydney, Sydney Mines, Louisbourg, and rural communities such as Marion Bridge, Big Pond, Gabarus and Main-à-Dieu. The Mi'kmaw communities of Eskasoni (about 3,500) and Membertou (about 1,100) are First Nation reserves counted separately. Louisbourg, on the open Atlantic, is the site of the reconstructed French fortress.
History
Cape Breton Island is Unama'ki in Mi'kmaw, part of the traditional territory of the Mi'kmaq, and Membertou describes itself as an urban Mi'kmaw community on the island. The fortified French colonial town at Louisbourg dates from the 18th century; Parks Canada has rebuilt part of it and runs it with the Mi'kmaq under a co-management arrangement. Coal mining built the industrial towns, and Glace Bay's Miners Museum tells that story; Sydney's former tar ponds and coke ovens site went through a large environmental cleanup project.
Services and access
Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney is the referral and trauma centre for the whole island, with an emergency department and a regional cancer centre. It works with three nearby community hospitals in Glace Bay, New Waterford and North Sydney (Northside General). JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport has Air Canada flights to Toronto and Montreal. Marine Atlantic ferries leave North Sydney for Port aux Basques and Argentia in Newfoundland.
Land and climate
CBRM's water utility serves the built-up communities and runs a source water protection program for its watersheds. Rural lots outside the serviced areas generally need a well and an on-site septic system; in Nova Scotia septic systems must be chosen or designed, installed and pumped by people certified under the provincial on-site sewage regulations.
Before you buy
CBRM issues building and development permits and sets zoning through its Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law; an interactive map shows the zoning. A permit is needed for structural work over $10,000, including new homes, garages and decks. For a new septic system, CBRM wants proof that the installation was registered with Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change. For a lot with a driveway onto a provincial road, it wants an access permit from the Department of Public Works. Any change to a lot's boundaries, including splitting it or merging parcels, needs CBRM subdivision approval and a plan from a Nova Scotia land surveyor.
Sources
- Cape Breton Regional Municipality, building and development permits
- CBRM, municipal planning and land use by-laws
- CBRM: subdivision, water services, fire stations by community
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census population and dwelling counts (tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0007)
- Membertou
- Parks Canada, Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
- Cape Breton Miners Museum
- Nova Scotia Environment, Sydney Tar Ponds provincial response
- Nova Scotia Environment, on-site sewage disposal
- Nova Scotia Health, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
- JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport
- Marine Atlantic, North Sydney terminal
Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked September 30, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.