HubleyHalifax
Some 6,337 people live in this neighbourhood, in Halifax. Halifax is split into 36 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Hubley a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Getting around depends on the car (D). It lags on cost of living as well (C). Jobs and pay hold up well (A−). The overall grade lands at C+, #23 of 88 in Nova Scotia. On that grade it does better than 37% of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for safety, B− for health 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 Hubley grades
Each subject compares Hubley 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 Hubley stand out
The 3 things Hubley does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hubley.
Household incomes in Hubley top those of 94% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 27 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and above Nova Scotia’s towns (23 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Hubley | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 23 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
More households own their home in Hubley than in Nova Scotia’s towns or across Canadian towns: 93%
The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Halifax metro area
15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, between Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $400,000, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns ($250,000) and near Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Hubley | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 93% | 82% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $400,000 | $250,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 20% | 21% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Hubley has milder winters than Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −8.3°C
Most of the snow comes in January, about 54 cm. The thermometer drops below freezing on 133 days a year, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (133) and below Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 30 April and returns around 29 October: 181 days without it. Hubley sees July afternoons of 22.7°C on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Hubley | 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)
Hubley is graded a C+ for safety
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). Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 37.3 per 1,000 a year, close to Nova Scotia’s towns (36.2) and above Canadian towns (31.2).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Hubley | 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
Protected land around Hubley beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Within its own boundary, 37% of the neighbourhood is protected. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 23, close to Nova Scotia’s towns (23.5) and above Canadian towns (4). Named trails close by number 3, the The Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail and Minister Hill Trail among them.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Hubley | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 20% | 8.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 23 | 23.5 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Who lives in Hubley: a median age of 46.4, 2,420 households
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, lower than Nova Scotia’s towns (25%) and near Canadian towns (19%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.9% of Hubley’s residents are women
Of the 2021 count, 3,160 were women and 3,175 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Hubley | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 65% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Nova Scotia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 9°C in Hubley, nights around 1°C
Into December, the normals move to 4°C and −4°C. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 135 mm. Over the year, August is warmest at 23°C by day and January coldest at −8°C by night.
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
Hubley’s MP is Lena Diab (Liberal Party of Canada), for Halifax West
Hubley is part of Halifax, whose council is led by Andy Fillmore, the mayor.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Hubley is Tantallon Public Library, 3.3 km away
The next is Keshen Goodman Public Library (Clayton Park West), 15 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Hubley is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Halifax Regional Municipality
Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Halifax
Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 13% of homes, near Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and higher than Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk in Hubley sits near the middle: $0.018 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Fire seldom reaches Hubley: since 1986, 1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.02% a year). Hubley doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Zone 6 health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Hubley | 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
Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Hubley’s health region
At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 14% for Nova Scotia. Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, between Nova Scotia’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (17%). Life expectancy in the region is 81.4 years (83.4 for women, 79.3 for men, 2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is 19 km from the average resident of Hubley, further than the usual 3.7 km. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Zone 4 - Central, with Hubley one part of it.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Hubley | 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
In and around Hubley, 7 schools: 5 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade
Secondary school means a trip of 2.9 km at the nearest, between Nova Scotia’s towns (4.3 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Young children have 2.4 km to the nearest elementary school, higher than both Nova Scotia’s towns (1.9 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tantallon Senior ElementaryNearest elementary school, 0.1 kmElementary · Grades 2–5 | Elementary · Grades 2–5 | – | English public |
| Five Bridges Junior HighIn HubleyAll grades · Grades 6–9 | All grades · Grades 6–9 | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Hubley | Nova Scotia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 2.4 km | 1.9 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 2.9 km | 4.3 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20, so there’s no schools grade in Nova Scotia.
Everything we know about Hubley
St. Mary's Basilica and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Hubley; these are the best known within 40 km.
ChurchSt. Mary's Basilica23 km east
Historic shipHMCS Sackville24 km east
FortGeorges Island24 km east
Art galleryArt Gallery of Nova Scotia23 km east
GardenHalifax Public Gardens23 km east
CastleHalifax Citadel23 km 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
- Georges Island: Thparkth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halifax Public Gardens: Hantsheroes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halifax Citadel: Moneywagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Hubley
No notable person born in Hubley is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Ante Jazić: Djuradj Vujcic, CC BY 2.0 · Andrew Joudrey: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bruce Boutlier McLean: Photo by Horner., Public domain · Harry DeWolf: PO Guy J.A. Goulet / Canada. Dept. of National Defence, Public domain
About Hubley
Neighbourhood in Halifax
Statistics Canada counts Halifax as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Hubley and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,337 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Nova Scotia
- City
- Halifax
- Census subdivision
- 1209034
Hubley’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubley | 6,337 | — | C+ | C | C+ | B− |
| Head of St Margarets Bay | 2,885 | 4.5 | D | C− | C+ | B− |
| Upper Tantallon | 5,248 | 4.8 | B− | B− | C+ | B− |
| Hammonds Plains | 13,844 | 9.2 | B | B+ | C+ | B |
| Timberlea | 11,014 | 10 | B | C+ | C+ | B |
| Bedford | 28,848 | 15 | B− | D | C+ | B+ |
| Clayton Park West | 34,404 | 15 | C | D | C+ | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
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).