Musquodoboit HarbourHalifax

Commuters in Musquodoboit Harbour travel further than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns, 38 min on average

87% of commuters drove, below Nova Scotia’s towns (92%) and close to Canadian towns (89%).

Renting in Musquodoboit Harbour eats 27% of household income, more than in both Nova Scotia’s towns and Canadian towns

Measured across the Halifax metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

87% of households own their home. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and below Canadian towns (18%).

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

Summer highs average 22.7°C in July, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (23.1°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 30 April and returns around 29 October: 181 days without it. For the wettest month, look to December: 156 mm on average. A normal January brings 54 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Around Musquodoboit Harbour, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Women in the region live to 83.4 and men to 79.3, 81.4 years taken together (2022/2024). 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%). Measured from where Musquodoboit Harbour’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 5.9 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Zone 4 - Central, Musquodoboit Harbour included.

Musquodoboit Harbour is graded a C+ for safety

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over 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).

Few places match Musquodoboit Harbour for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Some protected land is inside the neighbourhood: 28% of its area. National parks are all over 100 km off. The 10 km around town hold 50 protected areas. 17 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Steering Beach.

Older than 88% of Canadian towns: half of Musquodoboit Harbour is over 50.9

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5.3% of residents, higher than both Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Visible minorities make up 3.3% of the population, lower than both Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Expect November days around 9°C in Musquodoboit Harbour, nights around 1°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Halifax (Shearwater) forecast, on the Weather page. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 135 mm of rain and snow. Into December, the normals move to 4°C and −4°C.

Central Nova, which takes in Musquodoboit Harbour, is held by Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada)

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

Musquodoboit Harbour has one public library, Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library

From the centre of Musquodoboit Harbour, it is 4.7 km away.

Flood mapping exists for Musquodoboit Harbour: 1 on record, latest by Halifax Regional Municipality

Shared with the rest of the Zone 6 health region: radon tests

In Health Canada’s survey, 13% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk in Musquodoboit Harbour sits near the middle: $0.018 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Fire seldom reaches Musquodoboit Harbour: since 1986, 1.3% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.03% a year).