Dutch SettlementHalifax

Most households in Dutch Settlement own their home: 92%, more than in Nova Scotia’s towns and across Canadian towns

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 21% of household income, about level with both Nova Scotia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

There are 151 days of frost in a typical year, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (133) yet lower than Canadian towns (159). In January, overnight lows in Dutch Settlement settle at −10.1°C. Snow peaks in January: 54 cm in a normal year.

In and around Dutch Settlement, 13 schools: 11 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

Teenagers have 8.5 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Nova Scotia’s towns (4.3 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). No French-language school is among them; in Nova Scotia, 6% of schools are.

Households in Dutch Settlement have higher incomes than those in 89% of Canadian towns

Workers spend 27 min getting to work, on average.

More of the land around Dutch Settlement is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns

15% of the neighbourhood lies within a protected area. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 55, above Nova Scotia’s towns (23.5) and Canadian towns (4) alike. Swimmers have 8 beaches within 5 km, Oakfield Park Beach the nearest.

Dutch Settlement is graded a C+ for safety

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 37.3 per 1,000 a year, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (36.2) and above Canadian towns (31.2). Violent incidents in its police area came to 13.8 per 1,000 residents a year, near Nova Scotia’s towns (14.5) and higher than Canadian towns (12).

Few people in Dutch Settlement are 65 or over: 17%, below Nova Scotia’s towns and Canadian towns

Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Visible minorities make up 3.9% of the population, close to Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and below Canadian towns (15%).

A normal November in Dutch Settlement runs from freezing to 8°C

Expect about 159 mm of rain and snow over November. Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −6°C. November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −10°C.

Dutch Settlement straddles 2 federal ridings, from Sackville—Bedford—Preston to Central Nova

Local government for Dutch Settlement is Halifax’s, with Andy Fillmore as mayor.

The nearest public library to Dutch Settlement is Elmsdale Branch, Colchester-East Hants Public Library, 11 km away

The next is Sackville Public Library (Lower Sackville), 17 km away.

A flood study covers Dutch Settlement: 5 on the national inventory, the newest from Halifax Regional Municipality

Radon tests for the Zone 6 health region · Measured across the city of Halifax: earthquake risk

Radon is higher than usual: 13% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. For earthquakes Dutch Settlement is middling, $0.018 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Burn scars are few around Dutch Settlement, with 1.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.03% a year).

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Dutch Settlement’s health region

Shared with the rest of the Zone 4 - Central: health survey and life expectancy

Lives here run to 81.4 years on average, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (80.0) and near Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 11% of adults, against 14% for Nova Scotia. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Dutch Settlement’s is long: 16 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.