#1Hammonds Plains
Nova Scotia · 13,844 peopleOverall B·#1,000 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability C−
Hammonds Plains, #1 on this list · Photo: Paulo O from Halifax, Canada (CC BY 2.0)Halifax · 2026
Neighbourhoods with the highest household incomes in Halifax
Last comes Sheet Harbour, at $56,100. Nationally, Hammonds Plains ranks #133 of 2,589. Not one of Halifax’s neighbourhoods reaches the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere in Halifax does better on this list than Hammonds Plains, at $134,900. Fall River is second ($134,600) and Upper Tantallon third ($129,300). The middle of the list is Lake Echo, with $92,700.
Median household income before tax, 2020 (2021 census) How grades work
#1$134,900 Household income
#2Fall River
Nova Scotia · 9,214 peopleOverall B+·#768 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A, health B·lowest: walkability C
#3Upper Tantallon
Nova Scotia · 5,248 peopleOverall B−·#1,332 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
All 35 neighbourhoods, ranked
Best first in Halifax; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
35 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodHousehold incomeCanada rankWhat drives it
1Hammonds Plains13,844 people$134,900#133 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability C−
2Fall River9,214 people$134,600#135 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health B·lowest: walkability C
3Upper Tantallon5,248 people$129,300#178 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
4Hubley6,337 people$111,900#475 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability D
5Timberlea11,014 people$110,100#515 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B·lowest: safety C+
6Lawrencetown3,509 people$110,100#516 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: walkability D
7Westphal4,201 people$108,600#548 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
8East Lawrencetown4,020 people$108,200#561 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability D
9Beaver Bank9,157 people$107,700#571 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
10Dutch Settlement6,234 people$103,800#670 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
11Middle Sackville14,898 people$103,500#675 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C
12Cole Harbour21,627 people$103,100#687 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C+
13Head of St Margarets Bay2,885 people$101,200#738 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
14Bedford28,848 people$98,000#836 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living D
15Harrietsfield6,786 people$96,200#891 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
16Woodlawn20,925 people$95,100#921 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C
17Hatchet Lake9,930 people$93,000#990 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
18Lake Echo5,223 people$92,700#997 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
19Eastern Passage10,745 people$92,300#1,017 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
20Portland Estates10,164 people$87,400#1,227 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
21Lower Sackville20,171 people$83,700#1,407 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C−
22Gaetz Brook4,473 people$82,000#1,483 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability D
23Musquodoboit Harbour2,719 people$81,600#1,505 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
24Westmount23,207 people$76,700#1,740 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
25South End22,012 people$76,700#1,741 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
26East Preston2,573 people$75,000#1,822 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income C−
27Clayton Park West34,404 people$73,900#1,864 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B·lowest: cost of living D
28Mount Royale9,340 people$73,100#1,898 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
29Windsor Park13,044 people$70,200#2,021 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
30Manor Park14,148 people$69,200#2,064 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
31North End19,733 people$66,600#2,176 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
32Meaghers Grant3,430 people$66,100#2,194 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
33Fairview16,296 people$63,100#2,290 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
34Austinville28,021 people$60,200#2,388 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
35Sheet Harbour3,334 people$56,100#2,483 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
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Photos: Hammonds Plains, Paulo O from Halifax, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · Fall River, WabbitWanderer from London, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Upper Tantallon, misterjerk2 (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).