Land for sale in Pictou County, Nova Scotia
205 land and acreage listings in Pictou County. Median asking price $65,000; 27 bare-land lots of 10 acres or more at a median $2,889/ac. 24 have ocean, lake or river frontage and 5 a creek through the land.
Listed this week in Pictou County
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 acres near River John |
$329,000 | 104 | $3,163/ac | ||
| 3.7 acres Lot 8 · Central West River |
$94,500 | 3.7 | $25,749/ac | above market | |
| 37.5 acres Pictou |
$98,000 | 37.5 | $2,613/ac | near market | |
| 1 acre White Hill |
$29,900 | 1 | $29,900/ac | near market |
Price cuts in Pictou County
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 acres Lyons Brook |
$54,900 was $79,900 | 1.1 | $47,623/ac | near market | |
| 1.1 acres Lot 4 · Little Harbour |
$65,000 was $85,000 | 1.1 | $57,018/ac | above market | |
| 4.7 acres Scotch Hill |
$69,900 was $89,900 | 4.7 | $14,841/ac | near market | |
| 1.1 acres Lyons Brook |
$49,900 was $64,000 | 1.1 | $47,361/ac | near market | |
| 1 acre Scotch Hill |
$120,000 was $149,000 | 1 | $120,000/ac | ||
| 0.77-acre lot Lyons Brook |
$44,900 was $52,500 | 0.77 | $58,176/ac | near market | |
| 0.74-acre lot Lyons Brook |
$29,900 was $34,900 | 0.74 | $40,625/ac | below market | |
| 0.69-acre lot Lyons Brook |
$29,900 was $34,900 | 0.69 | $43,384/ac | below market | |
| 1.4 acres River John |
$69,900 was $79,900 | 1.4 | $50,652/ac | above market | |
| 2.2 acres Stellarton |
$195,000 was $219,900 | 2.2 | $88,636/ac | above market |
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Price per acre by lot size in Pictou County
Median asking price per acre of the 149 listings of 1 acre or more that state a size.
All listings in Pictou County
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97.5 acres Elgin |
$78,000 | 97.5 | $800/ac | below market | |
| 66 acres Lot 2 · Pictou |
$54,900 | 66 | $832/ac | below market | |
| 114 acres Willowdale |
$99,900 | 114 | $876/ac | below market | |
| 39 acres Lot 1 · Pictou |
$44,900 | 39 | $1,151/ac | below market | |
| 107 acres Frasers Mountain |
$129,000 | 107 | $1,206/ac | near market | |
| 56 acres Lot 510 · Pictou Island |
$74,900 | 56 | $1,338/ac | below market | |
| 156 acres Concord |
$249,900 | 156 | $1,604/ac | above market | |
| 26.4 acres Lansdowne Station |
$44,460 | 26.4 | $1,685/ac | below market | |
| 46 acres with a creek Broadway |
$81,999 | 46 | $1,783/ac | Creek through | below market |
| 39 acres Lot 1 · Loganville |
$98,500 | 39 | $2,526/ac | near market | |
| 65.5 acres Scotch Hill |
$169,900 | 65.5 | $2,594/ac | near market | |
| 37.5 acres Pictou |
$98,000 | 37.5 | $2,613/ac | near market | |
| 32 acres Limerock |
$89,500 | 32 | $2,797/ac | near market | |
| 19 acres Hazel Glen |
$54,900 | 19 | $2,889/ac | below market | |
| 104 acres near River John |
$329,000 | 104 | $3,163/ac | ||
| 107 acres Lot 24-1 · Frasers Mountain |
$349,000 | 107 | $3,262/ac | above market | |
| 100 acres with a creek Plainfield |
$350,000 | 100 | $3,500/ac | Creek through | |
| 23.4 acres Lot 132 · Hopewell |
$89,900 | 23.4 | $3,844/ac | below market | |
| 17 acres Waterside |
$69,900 | 17 | $4,112/ac | below market | |
| 12 acres Lot 1-0 · Pictou |
$55,000 | 12 | $4,583/ac | below market | |
| 16 acres Pictou Island |
$89,000 | 16 | $5,562/ac | near market | |
| 50 acres Macphersons Mills |
$279,900 | 50 | $5,598/ac | above market | |
| 8.1 acres Moose River |
$49,900 | 8.1 | $6,145/ac | below market | |
| 162 acres Stellarton |
$999,900 | 162 | $6,172/ac | above market | |
| 4.6 acres Maryvale |
$29,999 | 4.6 | $6,550/ac | below market | |
| 6.7 acres Lot 15 · Chance Harbour |
$45,000 | 6.7 | $6,695/ac | below market | |
| 7.1 acres Haliburton |
$49,900 | 7.1 | $7,008/ac | below market | |
| 11.9 acres Lot 07-3 · Marshy Hope |
$85,000 | 11.9 | $7,149/ac | below market | |
| 22 acres Westville |
$159,900 | 22 | $7,268/ac | near market | |
| 4.5 acres Lot 235 · Lansdowne Station |
$34,900 | 4.5 | $7,756/ac | below market | |
| 70 acres Pine Tree |
$560,000 | 70 | $8,000/ac | ||
| 13 acres Pictou Island |
$105,000 | 13 | $8,077/ac | ||
| 4.5 acres Lot 4 · Hodson |
$37,500 | 4.5 | $8,296/ac | near market | |
| 13.6 acres on the ocean Lot 2 · Pictou |
$119,000 | 13.6 | $8,724/ac | Oceanfront | near market |
| 25 acres Black River |
$239,900 | 25 | $9,596/ac | ||
| 2.4 acres Lot 8 · College Grant |
$23,500 | 2.4 | $9,704/ac | below market | |
| 2.4 acres Lot 7 · College Grant |
$23,500 | 2.4 | $9,704/ac | below market | |
| 2.4 acres Lot 8 · Loch Broom |
$25,000 | 2.4 | $10,638/ac | below market | |
| 4 acres Rocklin |
$42,500 | 4 | $10,712/ac | below market | |
| 4 acres Rocklin |
$42,500 | 4 | $10,712/ac | below market | |
| 2.5 acres Lot E · Pictou |
$29,900 | 2.5 | $11,725/ac | below market | |
| 4.6 acres Lot 17-18 · Caribou River |
$59,900 | 4.6 | $12,909/ac | near market | |
| 2.2 acres Pictou |
$29,990 | 2.2 | $13,388/ac | below market | |
| 100 acres with a creek McPhersons Mills |
$1,394,000 | 100 | $13,940/ac | Creek through | |
| 4.7 acres Scotch Hill |
$69,900 | 4.7 | $14,841/ac | near market | |
| 93.5 acres Pictou |
$1,445,000 | 93.5 | $15,455/ac | above market | |
| 2 acres Eureka |
$32,500 | 2 | $16,250/ac | below market | |
| 9 acres on the ocean Pictou Island |
$149,900 | 9 | $16,656/ac | Oceanfront | |
| 2.3 acres Springville |
$39,900 | 2.3 | $17,348/ac | near market | |
| 26 acres on a lake Hillside |
$460,000 | 26 | $17,692/ac | Lakefront | |
| 1.4 acres St. Pauls |
$24,900 | 1.4 | $18,178/ac | below market | |
| 8 acres on the ocean Lot 4 · Three Brooks |
$149,000 | 8 | $18,532/ac | Oceanfront | above market |
| 7.5 acres Lot 490 · Greenhill |
$139,000 | 7.5 | $18,619/ac | above market | |
| 5 acres Westville |
$98,000 | 5 | $19,600/ac | above market | |
| 2.5 acres Lismore |
$49,999 | 2.5 | $19,920/ac | below market | |
| 2.2 acres Lot 11 · Central West River |
$45,000 | 2.2 | $20,179/ac | near market | |
| 2.2 acres Lot 4 · Central West River |
$45,000 | 2.2 | $20,179/ac | near market | |
| 2.2 acres Lot 3 · Central West River |
$45,000 | 2.2 | $20,179/ac | near market | |
| 2.2 acres Lot 13 · Central West River |
$45,000 | 2.2 | $20,179/ac | near market | |
| 2.3 acres Westville |
$49,900 | 2.3 | $21,696/ac | near market | |
| 1.1 acres Pictou |
$24,990 | 1.1 | $22,718/ac | below market | |
| 11 acres Greenhill |
$250,000 | 11 | $22,769/ac | above market | |
| 2.2 acres Kenzieville |
$49,900 | 2.2 | $22,890/ac | below market | |
| 1.7 acres Lot 1 · Little Harbour |
$38,900 | 1.7 | $23,155/ac | near market | |
| 1.5 acres Pictou |
$34,900 | 1.5 | $23,468/ac | below market | |
| 1.4 acres Lot 06-18 · Pictou Landing |
$35,000 | 1.4 | $24,476/ac | below market | |
| 2 acres Springville |
$49,900 | 2 | $24,962/ac | near market | |
| 2 acres Springville |
$49,900 | 2 | $24,962/ac | near market | |
| 3 acres Sundridge |
$75,000 | 3 | $25,084/ac | near market | |
| 1.5 acres Lot 13 · Durham |
$38,000 | 1.5 | $25,333/ac | below market | |
| 1.5 acres Lot 14B · Durham |
$38,000 | 1.5 | $25,333/ac | below market | |
| 1.5 acres Lot 4 · Durham |
$38,000 | 1.5 | $25,333/ac | below market | |
| 1.5 acres Lot 14A · Durham |
$38,000 | 1.5 | $25,333/ac | below market | |
| 1.5 acres Lot 12 · Durham |
$38,000 | 1.5 | $25,333/ac | below market | |
| 3.7 acres Lot 8 · Central West River |
$94,500 | 3.7 | $25,749/ac | above market | |
| 0.57-acre lot Thorburn |
$14,999 | 0.57 | $26,135/ac | below market | |
| 2.9 acres on a lake Lot 11 · Lower Barneys River |
$77,950 | 2.9 | $26,695/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 1.1 acres Lot 24-4 · Frasers Mountain |
$29,900 | 1.1 | $26,792/ac | below market | |
| 1.3 acres Lot 2 · Durham |
$35,000 | 1.3 | $26,923/ac | below market | |
| 1.3 acres Lot 3 · Durham |
$35,000 | 1.3 | $26,923/ac | below market | |
| 36.8 acres Pictou |
$1,000,000 | 36.8 | $27,174/ac | above market | |
| 1.2 acres Lot 24-3 · Frasers Mountain |
$32,000 | 1.2 | $27,468/ac | near market | |
| 1.6 acres Lot 1 · Chance Harbour |
$45,000 | 1.6 | $27,674/ac | near market | |
| 1.6 acres Lot 8 · Chance Harbour |
$45,000 | 1.6 | $28,855/ac | near market | |
| 0.85-acre lot Pictou |
$24,900 | 0.85 | $29,294/ac | below market | |
| 1 acre White Hill |
$29,900 | 1 | $29,900/ac | near market | |
| 5.6 acres Lot 6A-2 · New Glasgow |
$175,000 | 5.6 | $31,023/ac | above market | |
| 0.80-acre lot Pictou |
$24,900 | 0.80 | $31,125/ac | below market | |
| 0.61-acre lot Pictou |
$19,000 | 0.61 | $31,260/ac | below market | |
| 1.4 acres Lot 2 · Chance Harbour |
$45,000 | 1.4 | $31,561/ac | near market | |
| 1.3 acres Lot 13 · Chance Harbour |
$42,500 | 1.3 | $32,890/ac | near market | |
| 1.3 acres Lot 11 · Chance Harbour |
$45,000 | 1.3 | $33,978/ac | near market | |
| 1.3 acres Lot 12 · Chance Harbour |
$45,000 | 1.3 | $34,065/ac | near market | |
| 1.9 acres Three Brooks |
$63,000 | 1.9 | $34,067/ac | near market | |
| 1.8 acres Lot 22-3 · Bridgeville |
$61,900 | 1.8 | $34,713/ac | above market | |
| 6 acres St. Pauls |
$210,000 | 6 | $35,000/ac | ||
| 1.3 acres Lot 3 · Chance Harbour |
$45,000 | 1.3 | $35,151/ac | near market | |
| 4.2 acres Ardness |
$149,900 | 4.2 | $35,690/ac | near market | |
| 1.2 acres Lot 6 · Chance Harbour |
$45,000 | 1.2 | $36,861/ac | near market | |
| 1.1 acres Lot 4 · Chance Harbour |
$45,000 | 1.1 | $39,185/ac | near market |
About Pictou County
The area
Pictou County lies on the north shore of mainland Nova Scotia, on the Northumberland Strait. The rural Municipality of Pictou County covers about 2,795 km² and had about 20,700 people in 2021. It surrounds the towns of New Glasgow (about 9,500 in 2021), Stellarton, Trenton, Westville and Pictou, and five reserves of the Pictou Landing First Nation. The land mixes farmland, forest and coast, with most farms in the north and blueberry fields on the poorer soils of the south. New Glasgow is the county's commercial centre.
History
This is Mi'kmaw territory; Puksaqte'kne'katik (Pictou Landing), on Pictou Harbour, was a major settlement and is home to the Pictou Landing First Nation today. The Hector landed 189 Scottish passengers at Pictou on 15 September 1773, and the Mi'kmaq helped them survive. Coal mining, organized by the General Mining Association from 1827, built Stellarton and New Glasgow, and local timber supported shipbuilding.
Services and access
Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow has a 24-hour emergency department, CT and MRI. Highway 104, the Trans-Canada, crosses the county, and Highway 106 connects the town of Pictou to it. Northumberland Ferries crosses from Caribou to Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, in about 75 minutes. Halifax Stanfield International Airport is about 90 minutes away by divided highway. Michelin has made tires at Granton since 1971 and keeps its Canadian corporate offices there.
Land and climate
The county's planning strategy credits good soils and a mild climate for its long farming history; about half the land is in Canada Land Inventory classes 2 to 4. Most rural lots have no municipal sewer and need room for a septic field. Owners of private wells are not required to test them, but the province recommends a bacteria test every year and a chemical test at least every five years.
Before you buy
Outside the towns, the Municipality of Pictou County issues building permits and handles subdivision and land use; the towns issue their own permits. In 2025 council gave final reading to its first full planning strategy and land use bylaw, which set watercourse buffers, a wider coastal buffer measured from the top of the bank, and floodway limits on the East River and River John; the development officer can say which rules apply to a lot. The North Shore is soft sandstone that erodes fast; Fiona in 2022 took metres of shoreline in a day. Forbes Lake, New Glasgow's water source, is a protected watershed. Septic systems need approval from Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change, based on a qualified person's assessment. Buyers who are not Nova Scotia residents, including other Canadians, pay a 10% provincial deed transfer tax on residential property, vacant residential land included, unless they become residents within the allowed time.
Sources
- Municipality of Pictou County, development officer and building permits
- Municipality of Pictou County, Municipal Planning Strategy 2025
- Nova Scotia Municipal Affairs, municipal profile reports: Municipality of the County of Pictou and Town of New Glasgow (2021 Census)
- Town of Pictou, history of Pictou
- Nova Scotia Archives, Museum of Industry and Pictou County coal mining
- Nova Scotia Health, Aberdeen Hospital
- Northumberland Ferries, Caribou to Wood Islands
- Town of New Glasgow, about Pictou County and East River Business Park
- Michelin, Pictou County plant
- Nova Scotia, on-site sewage disposal approval
- Nova Scotia, private drinking water supplies
- Nova Scotia, non-resident provincial deed transfer tax
Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked September 30, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.