FairviewHalifax
Population 16,296: a neighbourhood in Halifax. It is one of the 36 neighbourhoods that make up Halifax.
Is Fairview a good place to live?
Prices are high against local incomes (D−). Taken together, its subjects give Fairview a C− overall, better than 25% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #34 of 88 in Nova Scotia. Its best grade is for walkability (A+). Health outcomes beat most towns (B+). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for safety and B− for hazard risk.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Fairview grades
Each subject compares Fairview with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Fairview stand out
The 3 things Fairview does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fairview.
Rent takes more of local pay in Fairview than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 35% of household income
Shared with the rest of the Halifax metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $400,000, above Nova Scotia’s towns ($250,000) and close to Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Fairview | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 35% | 21% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 28% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $400,000 | $250,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Commuters in Fairview have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in Nova Scotia’s towns and across Canadian towns
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Fairview | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 21 min | 23 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
51% of adults around Fairview rate their health very good or excellent
Lives here run to 81.4 years on average, 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. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Fairview live 3.8 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Zone 4 - Central as a whole, not for Fairview alone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Fairview | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 11% | 15% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.4 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 51% | 49% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Fairview has milder winters than Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −8.3°C
December is the wettest month, with 156 mm of rain and snow on average. Frost usually lifts by 30 April and returns around 29 October: 181 days without it. Frosty days number 133 in a normal year, near Nova Scotia’s towns (133) and lower than Canadian towns (159). Expect July highs of around 22.7°C in Fairview.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Fairview | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 22.7°C | 23.1°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,414 mm | 1,393 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −8.3°C | −8.9°C | −13.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 215 cm | 215 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Shearwater)
Fairview’s grade for safety: a C+
Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Halifax Metropolitan Area service area
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). Property crime in its police area ran at 37.3 per 1,000 residents a year, near Nova Scotia’s towns (36.2) and higher than Canadian towns (31.2).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Fairview | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 37.3 | 36.2 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 13.8 | 14.5 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
More of the land around Fairview is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area (8,626 ha) is the biggest, 6.3 km from town. A provincial park, Long Lake Provincial Park, lies 0.1 km away. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 7, lower than Nova Scotia’s towns (23.5) yet higher than Canadian towns (4). National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Fairview | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 14% | 8.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 7 | 23.5 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Few people in Fairview are 65 or over: 14%, below Nova Scotia’s towns and Canadian towns
33% of residents belong to a visible minority, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.5% of residents, below Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.0% of Fairview’s residents are women
Here the census found 8,295 women and 7,985 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Fairview | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 72% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 62% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Nova Scotia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In and around Fairview, 26 schools: 18 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade
No French-language school is among them; in Nova Scotia, 6% of schools are.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Ettinger ElementaryIn FairviewElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Fairview Junior HighNearest secondary school, 0.3 kmAll grades · Grades 6–9 | All grades · Grades 6–9 | – | English public |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Nova Scotia, no schools grade. The province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
Fairview in November: highs near 9°C, lows near 1°C
Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Into December, the normals move to 4°C and −4°C. In November, the normal is 135 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 23°C in August; nights bottom out at −8°C in January.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 1°C | −7°C | 394 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | 0°C | 342 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 13°C | 297 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 382 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Shearwater); the forecast is on the Weather page
Lena Diab (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Halifax West, the riding that includes Fairview
From Nova Scotia come 11 MPs, 11 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Fairview has no public library of its own; the nearest is Keshen Goodman Public Library, 2.5 km away
After it comes Halifax North Memorial Library (North End), 3.9 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
A flood study covers Fairview: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Halifax Regional Municipality
The burn rate around Fairview is 0.06% a year (2.4% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. Radon is higher than usual: 13% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Fairview | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 13% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.018 | $0.018 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Zone 6 health region · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Halifax
Everything we know about Fairview
St. Mary's Basilica and 34 more in and around Fairview
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Fairview, the best known first.
ChurchSt. Mary's Basilica4.1 km outside town, to the east
Historic shipHMCS Sackville4.4 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryArt Gallery of Nova Scotia4.1 km outside town, to the east
CastleHalifax Citadel3.5 km outside town, to the east
GardenHalifax Public Gardens3.4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumMaritime Museum of the Atlantic4.2 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- St. Mary's Basilica: baekken, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMCS Sackville: Bryson109 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halifax Citadel: Moneywagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halifax Public Gardens: Hantsheroes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: Letterofmarque, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Fairview
No notable person born in Fairview is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Elliot Page: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Leslie Hope: Hilary, CC BY 2.0 · Ty Olsson: Lisa West Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edward Belcher: Stephen Pearce, Public domain
About Fairview
Neighbourhood in Halifax
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Fairview, one part of Halifax; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 16,296 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Nova Scotia
- City
- Halifax
- Census subdivision
- 1209034
Fairview’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 16,296 | — | C− | D− | C+ | B+ |
| Mount Royale | 9,340 | 1.5 | C | D | C+ | B+ |
| Windsor Park | 13,044 | 1.9 | C | D | C+ | B+ |
| Westmount | 23,207 | 2.6 | C+ | D− | C+ | B+ |
| Clayton Park West | 34,404 | 3.2 | C | D | C+ | B |
| North End | 19,733 | 3.4 | C | D− | C+ | B+ |
| Schmidtville | 18,105 | 4.9 | C− | D− | C+ | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Fairview
How old are the people of Fairview?
The typical resident is 36.1 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 14% of the population and under-15s at 14%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).