Land for sale near Amherst, Nova Scotia
70 land and acreage listings within 25 km of Amherst, in Cumberland County. Median asking price $69,900; 6 bare-land lots of 10 acres or more at a median $4,145/ac. 3 have ocean, lake or river frontage.
Price cuts near Amherst
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 acres Upper Nappan |
$195,000 was $225,000 | 5.5 | $35,455/ac | ||
| 1.1 acres Maccan |
$199,000 was $219,000 | 1.1 | $180,909/ac | ||
| 1.1 acres Chignecto |
$11,900 was $12,900 | 1.1 | $11,372/ac | below market | |
| 0.49-acre lot Chignecto |
$32,900 was $34,900 | 0.49 | $66,653/ac | near market | |
| 5.8 acres Chignecto |
$57,900 was $59,900 | 5.8 | $9,983/ac | near market |
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Price per acre by lot size near Amherst
Median asking price per acre of the 44 listings of 1 acre or more that state a size.
All listings near Amherst
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 acres Fort Lawrence |
$99,900 | 131 | $763/ac | below market | |
| 179 acres Barronsfield |
$169,000 | 179 | $944/ac | near market | |
| 42 acres on a lake Fort Lawrence |
$69,000 | 42 | $1,643/ac | Lakefront | |
| 35 acres River Hebert |
$99,900 | 35 | $2,854/ac | ||
| 25 acres River Hebert |
$95,000 | 25 | $3,800/ac | near market | |
| 10 acres River Hebert |
$44,900 | 10 | $4,490/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Lower Cove |
$29,900 | 5 | $5,980/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Cumberland |
$29,900 | 5 | $5,980/ac | below market | |
| 7.2 acres Fenwick |
$47,900 | 7.2 | $6,658/ac | below market | |
| 5.1 acres Lot 17 · Maccan |
$35,000 | 5.1 | $6,917/ac | near market | |
| 6.8 acres Fenwick |
$47,900 | 6.8 | $7,066/ac | below market | |
| 5.4 acres Fenwick |
$47,900 | 5.4 | $8,815/ac | near market | |
| 5.8 acres Chignecto |
$57,900 | 5.8 | $9,983/ac | near market | |
| 2.3 acres Lot 4 · Lower Maccan |
$25,000 | 2.3 | $10,870/ac | below market | |
| 1.1 acres Chignecto |
$11,900 | 1.1 | $11,372/ac | below market | |
| 11 acres Fort Lawrence |
$137,900 | 11 | $12,537/ac | near market | |
| 5 acres Joggins |
$69,900 | 5 | $13,980/ac | near market | |
| 4.1 acres Joggins |
$59,900 | 4.1 | $14,609/ac | near market | |
| 1.1 acres Brookdale |
$25,500 | 1.1 | $22,368/ac | below market | |
| 2.5 acres Lot 25-1 · Salem |
$59,900 | 2.5 | $24,172/ac | near market | |
| 8.8 acres on the ocean Lower Cove |
$219,900 | 8.8 | $25,074/ac | Oceanfront | |
| 2.3 acres Lot 25-2 · Salem |
$59,900 | 2.3 | $26,319/ac | near market | |
| 19.5 acres Amherst |
$550,000 | 19.5 | $28,205/ac | above market | |
| 2.4 acres on the ocean Lower Cove |
$69,900 | 2.4 | $29,125/ac | Oceanfront | above market |
| 2 acres Lot 25-3 · Salem |
$59,900 | 2 | $29,849/ac | near market | |
| 5.5 acres Upper Nappan |
$195,000 | 5.5 | $35,455/ac | ||
| 1 acre Brookdale |
$36,900 | 1 | $36,900/ac | near market | |
| 1 acre Brookdale |
$36,900 | 1 | $36,900/ac | near market | |
| 5.6 acres River Hebert |
$299,900 | 5.6 | $53,458/ac | ||
| 16 acres Fenwick |
$879,900 | 16 | $54,994/ac | ||
| 0.27-acre lot Maccan |
$16,900 | 0.27 | $63,462/ac | below market | |
| 0.23-acre lot Maccan |
$14,900 | 0.23 | $64,114/ac | below market | |
| 0.49-acre lot Chignecto |
$32,900 | 0.49 | $66,653/ac | near market | |
| 0.26-acre lot West Amherst |
$21,900 | 0.26 | $84,884/ac | below market | |
| 4.8 acres Warren |
$429,900 | 4.8 | $89,562/ac | ||
| 1.1 acres Truemanville |
$99,900 | 1.1 | $90,818/ac | ||
| 0.23-acre lot West Amherst |
$21,900 | 0.23 | $94,153/ac | below market | |
| 2.9 acres Maccan |
$279,900 | 2.9 | $96,517/ac | ||
| 0.74-acre lot Lot 25-201 · East Amherst |
$75,000 | 0.74 | $101,174/ac | above market | |
| 0.73-acre lot Lot 25-202 · East Amherst |
$75,000 | 0.73 | $102,305/ac | above market | |
| 3.2 acres River Hebert |
$329,900 | 3.2 | $103,094/ac | ||
| 0.11-acre lot West Amherst |
$12,900 | 0.11 | $113,656/ac | below market | |
| 0.73-acre lot Lot 25-204 · East Amherst |
$85,000 | 0.73 | $115,946/ac | above market | |
| 0.73-acre lot Lot 25-206 · East Amherst |
$85,000 | 0.73 | $115,946/ac | above market | |
| 0.73-acre lot Lot 25-203 · East Amherst |
$85,000 | 0.73 | $115,946/ac | above market | |
| 0.73-acre lot Lot 25-207 · East Amherst |
$85,000 | 0.73 | $115,946/ac | above market | |
| 0.73-acre lot Lot 25-209 · East Amherst |
$85,000 | 0.73 | $115,946/ac | above market | |
| 3 acres Maccan |
$354,900 | 3 | $119,495/ac | ||
| 0.32-acre lot River Hebert |
$39,900 | 0.32 | $124,688/ac | above market | |
| 1.4 acres Maccan |
$175,000 | 1.4 | $126,812/ac | ||
| 2.1 acres Brookdale |
$299,900 | 2.1 | $142,810/ac | ||
| 2.5 acres Fenwick |
$359,900 | 2.5 | $142,817/ac | ||
| 0.33-acre lot Lot 24-2 · Amherst |
$50,000 | 0.33 | $150,830/ac | near market | |
| 0.33-acre lot Lot 24-3 · Amherst |
$50,000 | 0.33 | $152,812/ac | near market | |
| 0.33-acre lot Lot 24-1 · Amherst |
$50,000 | 0.33 | $153,610/ac | near market | |
| 0.13-acre lot Amherst |
$19,900 | 0.13 | $157,561/ac | below market | |
| 1 acre Nappan |
$159,900 | 1 | $159,900/ac | ||
| 1.1 acres Maccan |
$199,000 | 1.1 | $180,909/ac | ||
| 0.28-acre lot Amherst |
$50,000 | 0.28 | $181,488/ac | near market | |
| 3.8 acres Truemanville |
$699,900 | 3.8 | $182,742/ac | ||
| 0.18-acre lot Lot 11-1 · Amherst |
$35,900 | 0.18 | $198,124/ac | below market | |
| 0.16-acre lot Lot 11-9 · Amherst |
$35,900 | 0.16 | $225,559/ac | near market | |
| 0.23-acre lot Amherst |
$52,900 | 0.23 | $230,401/ac | above market | |
| 0.14-acre lot Maccan |
$35,000 | 0.14 | $245,959/ac | near market | |
| 1 acre Chignecto |
$264,900 | 1 | $264,900/ac | ||
| 2.4 acres Brookdale |
$659,900 | 2.4 | $274,958/ac | ||
| 1.9 acres East Amherst |
$649,900 | 1.9 | $349,409/ac | ||
| 1.7 acres Salem |
$649,000 | 1.7 | $381,765/ac | ||
| 1 acre Fenwick |
$399,000 | 1 | $399,000/ac | ||
| 0.33-acre lot Amherst |
$199,900 | 0.33 | $600,481/ac | above market |
About Amherst
The town
Amherst is the largest town in Cumberland County, with about 9,400 people in 2021 on about 12 km² of land, close to the New Brunswick border near the head of the Bay of Fundy. New England settlers founded it in 1764 after the Acadians were expelled. The railway arrived by 1880, and by 1908 its factories, which made boots, trunks, woollens and pianos, gave it the name "Busy Amherst". Sandstone and brick buildings from that period still line Victoria Street. Amherst remains its own municipality: a 2026 agreement with the Municipality of Cumberland moved the town boundary to take in land for housing but did not merge the two. The town's planning department and building official handle zoning and permits inside town limits; outside them, the Municipality of Cumberland does. The Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre in Upper Nappan, just outside town, has a 24-hour emergency department.
Around it
The Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary, about 5 km southwest of town, covers about 430 hectares of ponds, marsh, woods and old fields, with sinkholes left where gypsum dissolved; a 2.5 km trail loops Laytons Lake year-round. In town, Dickey Park has a lighted walking track and a fenced off-leash dog area. Highway 104 passes Amherst on its way from the New Brunswick border across the province, and Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport has the nearest scheduled flights.
Sources
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census population and dwelling counts (table 98-10-0002)
- Town of Amherst, historic Amherst
- Town of Amherst, intermunicipal agreement with the Municipality of Cumberland
- Town of Amherst, development applications
- Town of Amherst, parks and playgrounds
- Municipality of Cumberland, development and planning
- Nova Scotia Health, Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary
- Government of Nova Scotia, Highway 104 at Amherst
- Government of Nova Scotia, Highway 104 twinning from the New Brunswick border
- Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport
Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked October 4, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.