Manor ParkHalifax

TownGrade

#1,790 of 2,556

Of Halifax’s 36 neighbourhoods, this is one. 14,148 people call this neighbourhood in Halifax home.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

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Population

14,148

people, Census 2021

Median age

41.2

years · Nova Scotia’s towns: 51.6

Postsecondary

60%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

18%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Manor Park a good place to live?

The weak point is cost of living (D). Jobs & income is weaker too (C). It is easy to get around without a car (A+). Overall, that makes a C, better than just over a third of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #25 of 88 in Nova Scotia. Its other grades sit near the middle: 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.

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityWeakestDCost of living

How Manor Park grades

Each subject compares Manor Park 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 grading works

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁺Open →Hazard riskClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20), there’s no schools grade in Nova Scotia.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Manor Park stand out

The 3 things Manor Park does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Households renting

Housing

51% rent their home

Midway across Canadian towns: 25%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

18% walk, cycle or take transit

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Manor Park.

HousingCost of living D

Rent takes more of local pay in Manor Park than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 32% of household income

$300,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

Nearly a quarter of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners put the median home at $300,000, between Nova Scotia’s towns ($250,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Manor Park$300,000

Nova Scotia$250,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Manor Park	Nova Scotia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	32%	21%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	23%	13%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$300,000	$250,000	$406,000

$1,828

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageManor Park’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,828 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living4.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $300,000, against the median household income Owners and renters49% own their home

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. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Halifax metro area

HealthHealth B⁺

Manor Park’s grade for health: a B+

51%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Life expectancy in the region is 81.4 years (83.4 for women, 79.3 for men, 2022/2024). The region has fewer smokers than Nova Scotia, 11% of adults to 14%. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 51% very good or excellent, against 48% in Nova Scotia. Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, below Nova Scotia’s towns (20%) but above Canadian towns (17%).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Manor Park51%

Nova Scotia’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Manor Park	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%

81.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageManor Park’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.6 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.4, men 79.3 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Zone 4 - Central

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Manor Park has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than 77% of Canadian towns

18%walk, cycle or take transit

The commute to work averages 21 min.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van79%

Public transit13%

Walk5%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Manor Park	Nova Scotia	Canada
Average trip	21 min	23 min	26 min

$69,200

median household income, 2020

25%

worked from home, May 2021

98%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageManor Park’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment14% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work18% walk, cycle or take transit

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.

Climate

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

22.7°CJuly afternoons

Between the last spring frost, 30 April, and the first in autumn, 29 October, lie 181 days. Frost comes on 133 days a year, close to Nova Scotia’s towns (133) and below Canadian towns (159). Manor Park sees July afternoons of 22.7°C on average. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in January, about 54 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter1.5°C

Spring8.8°C

Summer21.6°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Manor Park	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

215 cm

of snow a year

133

days with frost a year

181

frost-free days, 30 Apr to 29 Oct

124

days with precipitation a year

Full pageManor Park’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 22.7°C, January lows −8.3°C Rain and snow1,414 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow215 cm of snow a year Weather station5.9 km to the station · Shearwater

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Shearwater)

SafetySafety C⁺

Manor Park’s grade for safety: a C+

71Crime Severity Index

Violent incidents in its police area came to 13.8 per 1,000 residents a year, close to 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).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202372

202474

202569

2023–2025	Manor Park	Nova Scotia	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	37.3	36.2	31.2
Violent crime	13.8	14.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageManor Park’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety71 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Manor Park’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Manor Park safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Halifax Metropolitan Area service area

Outdoors

6 named trails run within 2 km of Manor Park

5.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Biggest among them: Waverley - Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area, 8,621 ha, 7.6 km off. For a swim, Maynard Lake Beach is the nearest of 21 beaches within 5 km. McNabs & Lawlor Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 3.2 km. CPCAD lists 22 protected areas within 10 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Manor Park5.3%

Nova Scotia’s towns8.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Manor Park	Nova Scotia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5.3%	8.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	14	23.5	4

3.2 km

to McNabs & Lawlor Island Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageManor Park’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Footpaths & routes6 named routes · Shubie Park off-leash trails Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas22 protected areas within 10 km · Waverley - Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area National & provincial parks3.2 km to a provincial park · McNabs & Lawlor Island Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Who lives here

More of Manor Park’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.2%

41.2median age

The share of residents under 15 is 13%. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with Canadian towns (19%) and below Nova Scotia’s towns (25%).

Manor ParkNova ScotiaCanada

Nova ScotiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

13%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification60%

Women and men · all residents

50.9% of Manor Park’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 7,220 women to 6,960 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Manor Park
	Manor Park	Nova Scotia	Canada
Under 15	13%	14%	16%
15 to 64	68%	62%	64%
65+	19%	25%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	18%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	60%	54%	56%

Full pageManor Park’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages41.2 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households6,675 households English and French11% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Nova Scotia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

A normal November in Manor Park runs from 1°C to 9°C

9°Ca normal November afternoon

November normally sees 135 mm of precipitation. About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches 4°C and a night falls to −4°C. 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

November9°C

December4°C

January0°C

February1°C

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

1°C

a normal November night

135 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageManor Park’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest August, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Shearwater); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Manor Park sends Darren Fisher (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Dartmouth—Cole Harbour

Manor Park’s riding for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found.

Full pageManor Park’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itRegional Municipality

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Manor Park has no public library of its own; the nearest is Halifax Public Libraries, 1.6 km away

The next is Woodlawn Library (Portland Estates), 2.2 km away.

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Places to belong1.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Flood mapping exists for Manor Park: 1 on record, latest by Halifax Regional Municipality

Moderatewildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Zone 6 health region

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%). Earthquake risk in Manor Park is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.018 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Fire reaches the land around Manor Park now and then: 2.6% within 25 km since 1986 (0.07% a year), below the high band. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Halifax, Manor Park included.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Manor Park13%

Nova Scotia’s towns13%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Manor Park	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

Moderate

wildfire band

5.3 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageManor Park’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireModerate wildfire band · 2.6% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.018 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Schools

In and around Manor Park, 30 schools: 19 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade

30schools within 3 km

The schools around it answer to 2 boards, above Nova Scotia’s towns (1) but below Canadian towns (3). Of the 30, 4 teach in French (6% of schools in Nova Scotia).

School	Level	Students	System
Admiral Westphal ElementaryIn Manor ParkElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Caledonia Junior HighNearest secondary school, 0.4 kmSecondary · Grades 7–9	Secondary · Grades 7–9	–	English public
École du Carrefour du Grand-Havre FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades 4–8	Elementary · Grades 4–8	–	French public

See all 30 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public26

French public4

Schools within 3 km	Manor Park	Nova Scotia	Canada
School boards	2	1	3

1.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school30 schools within 3 km · 19 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade Language4 of 30 teach in French · 6% of schools in Nova Scotia The boards2 school boards · Halifax Regional Centre for Education Questions“What schools are there in Manor Park?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Nova Scotia? The province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.

History

Manor Park keeps its older homes: 34% from before 1961

34%built before 1961

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Manor Park	Nova Scotia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	34%	28%	18%

Full pageManor Park’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes34% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Manor Park have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Manor Park

15pages on Manor Park

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 71 Housing & costDHomes 4.3 × income Property pricesSchools30 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.4 in its region Work & commuteC56% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: moderate

Out and about

Outdoors5.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

St. Mary's Basilica and 42 more in and around Manor Park

The best-known places to visit in and around Manor Park come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

ChurchSt. Mary's Basilica1.8 km outside town, to the south

Historic shipHMCS Sackville1.4 km outside town, to the south

FortGeorges Island1.1 km outside town, to the south

Art galleryArt Gallery of Nova Scotia1.7 km outside town, to the south

MuseumMaritime Museum of the Atlantic1.5 km outside town, to the south

CastleHalifax Citadel2.2 km outside town, to the south

Photos: 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
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: Letterofmarque, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halifax Citadel: Moneywagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Manor Park

No notable person born in Manor Park is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Elliot PageCanadian actor · born in North End · born 1987

Leslie HopeCanadian actress · born in North End · born 1965

Ty OlssonCanadian actor · born in North End · born 1974

Edward BelcherBritish naval officer, hydrographer and… · born in North End · 1799–1877

Hal FosterCanadian-American illustrator · born in North End · 1892–1982

Laura ReganCanadian actress · born in North End · born 1977

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 Manor Park

Neighbourhood in Halifax

Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Manor Park, 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: 14,148 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Nova Scotia
City: Halifax
Census subdivision: 1209034

Manor Park’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

AustinvillePortland EstatesWoodlawnSchmidtvilleNorth EndWindsor ParkManor Park

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Manor Park	14,148	—	C	D	C⁺	B⁺
Austinville	28,021	2.6	C	D	C⁺	B⁺
Portland Estates	10,164	2.6	B⁻	D	C⁺	B⁺
Woodlawn	20,925	2.7	B⁻	C	C⁺	B⁺
Schmidtville	18,105	3.7	C⁻	D⁻	C⁺	B⁺
North End	19,733	3.7	C	D⁻	C⁺	B⁺
Windsor Park	13,044	5	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).