East PrestonHalifax

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in East Preston trails that of 93% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 26 min, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (23 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min). 92% of commuters drove to work at the census.

Rent takes more of local pay in East Preston than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 29% of household income

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Halifax metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, below Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. 87% of households own their home.

Winters are mild in East Preston: January nights hold at −8.3°C, above Nova Scotia’s towns and Canadian towns

The year’s precipitation totals 1,414 mm, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (1,393 mm) and above Canadian towns (883 mm). The frost-free season runs from 30 April to 29 October, 181 days. A July afternoon in East Preston typically reaches 22.7°C. Also worth knowing: a normal January brings 54 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Around East Preston, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

On average 18% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, between Nova Scotia’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (17%). At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 14% for Nova Scotia. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.4 years at birth, 83.4 for women and 79.3 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and East Preston’s is long: 10 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. East Preston shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Zone 4 - Central.

For safety, East Preston gets a C+

Measured across the Halifax Metropolitan Area service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violent incidents in its police area came to 13.8 per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (14.5) and above Canadian towns (12). Property crime in its police area ran at 37.3 per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (36.2) and above Canadian towns (31.2).

More of the land around East Preston is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The 10 km around town hold 20 protected areas. A provincial park, Cole Harbour - Lawrencetown Provincial Park, lies 2.1 km away. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The Crowbar Lake Trails is the one mapped walking route close by.

Visible minorities make up more of East Preston than of Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 52%

11% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

In East Preston, November normally means 9°C afternoons and 1°C nights

At the extremes, August afternoons reach 23°C and January nights −8°C. Expect about 135 mm of rain and snow over November. A normal December brings highs of 4°C, lows of −4°C. A typical November adds 19 cm of snow.

East Preston sends Braedon Clark (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Sackville—Bedford—Preston

Local government for East Preston is Halifax’s, with Andy Fillmore as mayor.

East Preston has one public library, Preston Township Library Office

It stands 0.4 km from the centre of East Preston.

A flood study covers East Preston: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Halifax Regional Municipality

Radon tests for the Zone 6 health region · Shared with the rest of the city of Halifax: earthquake risk

Of the homes tested for radon, 13% were over 200 Bq/m³, near Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and higher than Canadian towns (6.6%). Burn scars are few around East Preston, with 2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.05% a year).

Around East Preston, 10 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade: 14 schools in all

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (1) yet lower than Canadian towns (3). 2 of the 14 teach in French, against 6% of schools in Nova Scotia.