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Few Canadian towns have household incomes as high as Hammonds Plains’

The average trip to work took 26 min, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (23 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min).

More households own their home in Hammonds Plains than in Nova Scotia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 93%

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 one in ten households, below both Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 16% of household income, lower than both Nova Scotia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Hammonds Plains has milder winters than Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −8.3°C

Midsummer afternoons in Hammonds Plains peak at about 22.7°C. Frost usually lifts by 30 April and returns around 29 October: 181 days without it. The thermometer drops below freezing on 133 days a year, near Nova Scotia’s towns (133) and lower than Canadian towns (159). A normal December brings 156 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

Protected land around Hammonds Plains beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

For a provincial park, Jerry Lawrence Provincial Park lies 0.1 km off. 35 protected areas lie within 10 km. 1.6 km out lies the largest, Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area, at 8,626 ha. Also worth knowing: 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Springfield Lake Beach.

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Hammonds Plains’ health region

At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 14% for Nova Scotia. Women in the region live to 83.4 and men to 79.3, 81.4 years taken together (2022/2024). The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, between Nova Scotia’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (17%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Hammonds Plains’ is long: 10 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

For safety, Hammonds Plains gets a C+

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 37.3 per 1,000 a year, near Nova Scotia’s towns (36.2) and higher than Canadian towns (31.2). Its police area recorded 13.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, close to Nova Scotia’s towns (14.5) and above Canadian towns (12). Hammonds Plains doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Halifax Metropolitan Area service area.

Hammonds Plains has fewer older residents than Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% are 65 or over

Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Nova Scotia’s towns (14%) and Canadian towns (16%). 17% speak both English and French, higher than both Nova Scotia’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

A normal November in Hammonds Plains runs from 1°C to 9°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 135 mm. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 4°C and lows near −4°C. About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Normal highs peak at 23°C in August; nights bottom out at −8°C in January.

Hammonds Plains votes in 2 federal ridings, led by Halifax West and Sackville—Bedford—Preston

Hammonds Plains is part of Halifax, whose council is led by Andy Fillmore, the mayor.

The nearest public library to Hammonds Plains is Tantallon Public Library, 7 km away

After it comes Sackville Public Library (Lower Sackville), 8.3 km away.

A flood study covers Hammonds Plains: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Halifax Regional Municipality

The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Halifax

13% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and above Canadian towns (6.6%). Fire seldom reaches Hammonds Plains: since 1986, 0.9% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.02% a year).

Schools in and around Hammonds Plains

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, above Nova Scotia’s towns (1) but below Canadian towns (3). 2 of the 31 teach in French, against 6% of schools in Nova Scotia.