Meaghers GrantHalifax

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Population

3,430

people, Census 2021

Median age

54.4

years · Nova Scotia’s towns: 51.6

Postsecondary

45%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

TownGrade

#2,435 of 2,556

Is Meaghers Grant a good place to live?

Several subjects drag its grade down. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income (D). At D overall, Meaghers Grant ranks #66 of 88 in Nova Scotia. Set against the rest, it does better than 9% of Canadian towns. It also trails on walkability (C−). Residents are healthier than most (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.

WeakestDJobs & income C⁻Walkability

What makes Meaghers Grant stand out

The 3 things Meaghers Grant does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

For the middle of Canadian towns, 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

Next to 8%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

How Meaghers Grant grades

Each subject compares Meaghers Grant 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

Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentDOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC⁻Open →Cost of livingWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC⁺Open →HealthNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downB⁻Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Nova Scotia: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meaghers Grant.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Commuters in Meaghers Grant travel further than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns, 37 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Meaghers Grant	Nova Scotia	Canada
Average trip	37 min	23 min	26 min

$66,100

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

90%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Outdoors

Few places match Meaghers Grant for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Within 10 km are 103 protected areas. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. For a swim, Clam Harbour Beach is the nearest of 28 beaches within 5 km.

15%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Meaghers Grant15%

Nova Scotia’s towns8.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Meaghers Grant	Nova Scotia	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	49	23.5	4
Protected land within 10 km	15%	8.7%	2.3%

At the edge

to Lake Charlotte Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas103 protected areas within 10 km · Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Lake Charlotte Provincial Park Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Musquodoboit Trailway

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

HousingCost of living C

Rent takes more of local pay in Meaghers Grant than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 33% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below both Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). 88% of households are owner-occupiers.

$200,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

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

Meaghers Grant$200,000

Nova Scotia$250,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Meaghers Grant	Nova Scotia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	33%	21%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	88%	82%	74%

$1,828

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Renting$1,828 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters88% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Halifax metro area

Schools

Schools in and around Meaghers Grant

Teenagers have 17 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Nova Scotia’s towns (4.3 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Musquodoboit Rural HighIn Meaghers GrantElementary · Grades 7–RG	Elementary · Grades 7–RG	–	English public
Oyster Pond AcademyIn Meaghers GrantAll grades	All grades	–	English public

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Schools within 3 km	Meaghers Grant	Nova Scotia	Canada
Nearest elementary school	17 km	1.9 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	17 km	4.3 km	1.2 km

17 km

to the nearest secondary school

17 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 3 teach in French · 6% of schools in Nova Scotia Questions“What schools are there in Meaghers Grant?”

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.

Climate

July highs in Meaghers Grant: 24.2°C, against 23.1°C in Nova Scotia’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

In January the thermometer sinks to −10.1°C overnight, lower than Nova Scotia’s towns (−8.9°C) yet higher than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). November is the wettest month, with 159 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal January brings 54 cm of snow, the most of any month.

24.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.1°C

Spring9.4°C

Summer23.0°C

Autumn13.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Meaghers Grant	Nova Scotia	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,393 mm	1,393 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.2°C	23.1°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	215 cm	215 cm	141 cm
January night low	−10.1°C	−8.9°C	−13.5°C

215 cm

of snow a year

151

days with frost a year

124

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 24.2°C, January lows −10.1°C Rain and snow1,393 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow215 cm of snow a year Weather station29 km to the station · Halifax Stanfield (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Halifax Stanfield (Airport))

SafetySafety C⁺

Meaghers Grant’s grade for safety: a C+

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

Its police area recorded 13.8 violent incidents 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, near Nova Scotia’s towns (36.2) and higher than Canadian towns (31.2).

71Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202372

202474

202569

2023–2025	Meaghers Grant	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

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

HealthHealth B

51% of adults around Meaghers Grant rate their health very good or excellent

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 81.4 years, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (80.0) and near Canadian towns (81.5). The region has fewer smokers than Nova Scotia, just over one in ten adults to 14%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Meaghers Grant’s is long: 15 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

51%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Meaghers Grant51%

Nova Scotia’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Meaghers Grant	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

15 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

19 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care15 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 19 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Zone 4 - Central

Who lives here

Meaghers Grant is older than 94% of Canadian towns: a median age of 54.4

6.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Visible minorities make up 1% of the population, below Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

54.4median age

Meaghers GrantNova ScotiaCanada

Nova ScotiaCanada

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

30%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree23%

Postsecondary qualification45%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.2% of Meaghers Grant

By the 2021 count the town had 1,725 women and 1,710 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Meaghers Grant
	Meaghers Grant	Nova Scotia	Canada
Under 15	12%	14%	16%
15 to 64	59%	62%	64%
65+	30%	25%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	23%	18%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	45%	54%	56%

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Ages54.4 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households1,550 households English and French5% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

What November brings in Meaghers Grant: freezing at night, 8°C by day

Across the year, normals run from −10°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −6°C. Precipitation in November averages 159 mm.

8°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November8°C

December2°C

January−1°C

February−1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−9°C	384 mm
Spring	9°C	0°C	336 mm
Summer	23°C	13°C	267 mm
Autumn	14°C	5°C	406 mm

0°C

a normal November night

159 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Halifax Stanfield (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Meaghers Grant sends Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Central Nova

The Liberal Party of Canada has 11 of the 11 MPs elected in Nova Scotia.

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Who runs itRegional Municipality

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Meaghers Grant’s public library is Musquodoboit Valley Library Office

The library is 16 km from the centre of Meaghers Grant.

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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 Meaghers Grant: 1 on record, latest by Halifax Regional Municipality

Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Halifax

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Meaghers Grant as in most places, at $0.018 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon is higher than usual: 13% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Little of the land around Meaghers Grant has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.005% a year. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Zone 6 health region, Meaghers Grant included.

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Meaghers Grant13%

Nova Scotia’s towns13%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Meaghers Grant	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

Low

wildfire band

6.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% 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

History

Heritage in Meaghers Grant

Homes from before 1961 make up 34% of the stock, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (28%) and Canadian towns (18%).

34%built before 1961

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Meaghers Grant	Nova Scotia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	34%	28%	18%

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

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

Nearby attractions

Fisherman's Life Museum and 3 more in and around Meaghers Grant

From museums to parks and historic sites: Meaghers Grant’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumFisherman's Life Museumin town

MuseumMemory Lanein town Historic siteHistoric siteMoose River Gold Mines Memorialin town MuseumMuseumMoose River Gold Mines Museumin town

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Fisherman's Life Museum: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Memory Lane: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Meaghers Grant

15pages on Meaghers Grant

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 71 Housing & costCHomes 3 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81.4 in its region Work & commuteD47% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors15% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Meaghers Grant

7 notable people were born in Meaghers Grant.

See all 7 →

Donald ArchibaldCanadian politician · 1840–1908

Alexander Stephen Jr.Canadian politician and former Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia · 1845–1920

Cecil O'DonnellCanadian politician · born 1944

Dan ReidCanadian politician · born 1944

Jane BruceCanadian teacher · 1847–1907

Douglas A. WebberCanadian architect · 1901–1971

Photo credits

Donald Archibald: Gauvin Gentzell, photographers. Halifax Municipal Archives Retrieval code: 312-1F-027, Public domain · Alexander Stephen Jr.: Unknown author, Public domain

Meaghers Grant’s neighbours

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

Musquodoboit HarbourMeaghers Grant

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Meaghers Grant	3,430	—	D	C	C⁺	B
Musquodoboit Harbour	2,719	17	D	C⁻	C⁺	B

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

About Meaghers Grant

Neighbourhood in Halifax

No official boundary marks Meaghers Grant off from the rest of Halifax: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 3,430 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Nova Scotia
City: Halifax
Census subdivision: 1209034

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).