GuysboroughNova Scotia

Households in Guysborough have lower incomes than those in 96% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 25 min, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (23 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min). At the census, 91% of commuters went by car.

Few places are as safe from hazards as Guysborough: it beats 91% of Canadian towns

Earthquake risk in Guysborough is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.017 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Fire seldom reaches Guysborough: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.001% a year). Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Guysborough doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Zone 4 health region.

On health, Guysborough falls short of 91% of Canadian towns

Health survey and life expectancy for the Zone 3 - Eastern

15% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (15%) and above Canadian towns (12%). Across the region, nearly half of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Nova Scotia (48%). Lives in the region last 78.8 years on average (2022/2024): 80.9 for women, 76.6 for men. For Guysborough itself, the measure is access: 22 km to the nearest hospital on average, with 44% of homes beyond 30 km.

Renting in Guysborough costs 17% of household income, less than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns

Owners make up 87% of households, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (82%) and Canadian towns (74%). 9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Guysborough has cooler summers than Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 20.3°C

There are 121 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both Nova Scotia’s towns (133) and Canadian towns (159). In January, overnight lows in Guysborough settle at −6.2°C. Snow peaks in February: 44 cm in a normal year.

Guysborough is older than 98% of Canadian towns: a median age of 58.4

3.2% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both Nova Scotia’s towns (4.3%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.6% of residents, above Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

Violent crime weighs less where Guysborough is policed than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 57

Shared with the rest of the Guysborough County detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 53, below Nova Scotia’s towns (71) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Its police area records 23.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

The International Appalachian Trail (Nova Scotia) passes Guysborough

56 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Betsys Beach. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 258, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (23.5) and Canadian towns (4). Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, nearly a tenth of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.

Of Guysborough’s 3 schools, one teaches in French

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 6.7 km off, above Nova Scotia’s towns (4.3 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. Within 3 km of Guysborough are 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade.

What November brings in Guysborough: 3°C at night, 8°C by day

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 130 mm. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 4°C and lows near −2°C. Across the year, normals run from −6°C nights in February to 22°C afternoons in August. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Guysborough forecast, on the Weather page.

Guysborough sends Jaime Battiste (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish

Guysborough is a municipal district by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

Guysborough has two public libraries, Canso Public Library and Cyril Ward Memorial Library

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Nova Scotia, so this page has none for Guysborough.

Grassy Island Fort, from 1720, is Guysborough’s oldest designated place

The registers put 2 historic places inside its boundary, one of them of the highest rank. The list takes in a heritage lighthouse. At the 2021 census, 29% of homes dated from before 1961, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (28%) and Canadian towns (18%). Within 5 km of the town lie 3 more that belong to it.