Beaver BankHalifax

Beaver Bank has higher household incomes than 91% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 26 min, above Nova Scotia’s towns (23 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min). 92% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

More households own their home in Beaver Bank than in Nova Scotia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 94%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, lower than both Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took a fifth of household income, near both Nova Scotia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Beaver Bank’s health region

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 81.4 years, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (80.0) and near Canadian towns (81.5). At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 14% for Nova Scotia. Closer to home, a hospital is 9.0 km from the average resident of Beaver Bank, further than the usual 3.7 km. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Zone 4 - Central, with Beaver Bank one part of it.

July highs in Beaver Bank: 24.2°C, against 23.1°C in Nova Scotia’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

A normal January brings 54 cm of snow, the most of any month. The year’s precipitation totals 1,393 mm, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (1,393 mm) and above Canadian towns (883 mm). The coldest nights come in January, when Beaver Bank averages a low of −10.1°C.

Beaver Bank has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

The 10 km around town hold 31 protected areas. The largest named area nearby is Waverley - Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area, 8,621 ha, 4.6 km away. For a swim, Oakfield Park Beach is the nearest of 6 beaches within 5 km. National parks are all over 100 km off.

For safety, Beaver Bank gets a C+

Its police area recorded 13.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, near Nova Scotia’s towns (14.5) and higher than Canadian towns (12). Property crime in its police area ran at 37.3 per 1,000 residents a year, close to Nova Scotia’s towns (36.2) and above Canadian towns (31.2). Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Halifax Metropolitan Area service area as a whole, not for Beaver Bank alone.

Children make up 19% of Beaver Bank, above Nova Scotia’s towns and Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5.5% of residents, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.

Expect November days around 8°C in Beaver Bank, nights around freezing

A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. November normally sees 159 mm of precipitation. Then December: 2°C by day, −6°C at night. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −10°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July.

Braedon Clark (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Sackville—Bedford—Preston, the riding that includes Beaver Bank

The Liberal Party of Canada has 11 of the 11 MPs elected in Nova Scotia.

The nearest public library to Beaver Bank is Sackville Public Library, 7.4 km away

After it comes Bedford Public Library (Bedford), 12 km away.

Flood mapping exists for Beaver Bank: 5 on record, latest by Halifax Regional Municipality

Shared with the rest of the city of Halifax: earthquake risk

13% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, near Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and higher than Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Beaver Bank as in most places, at $0.018 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Little of the land around Beaver Bank has burned: 1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.03% a year.

In and around Beaver Bank, 21 schools: 18 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools

Boards running schools in the area: 2, between Nova Scotia’s towns (1) and Canadian towns (3). Teenagers have 4.9 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Nova Scotia’s towns (4.3 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.