#1North End
Nova Scotia · 19,733 peopleOverall C·#1,898 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
North End, #1 on this list · Photo: Citobun (CC BY-SA 4.0)Halifax · 2026
Most bilingual neighbourhoods in Halifax
No neighbourhood in Halifax makes the national top 100 on this list. First place in Halifax goes to North End, with 16.8%. Hammonds Plains takes second place with 16.5%; Upper Tantallon is third with 16.2%. At the halfway mark stands Westphal, at 11.5%. Last comes Sheet Harbour, at 3.5%. Nationally, North End ranks #734 of 2,589.
Share of residents who can hold a conversation in both English and French, 2021 census How grades work
#116.8% English and French
#2Hammonds Plains
Nova Scotia · 13,844 peopleOverall B·#1,000 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living 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
#NeighbourhoodEnglish and FrenchCanada rankWhat drives it
1North End19,733 people16.8%#734 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
2Hammonds Plains13,844 people16.5%#741 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability C−
3Upper Tantallon5,248 people16.2%#752 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
5Timberlea11,014 people14.8%#788 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B·lowest: safety C+
6Westmount23,207 people14.7%#791 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
7South End22,012 people14.2%#799 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
9East Lawrencetown4,020 people13.4%#827 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability D
10Bedford28,848 people13.2%#837 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living D
11Windsor Park13,044 people13.2%#841 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
12Head of St Margarets Bay2,885 people12.8%#864 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
13Cole Harbour21,627 people12.6%#869 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C+
14Woodlawn20,925 people12.6%#870 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C
15Eastern Passage10,745 people12.6%#871 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
16Portland Estates10,164 people12.2%#890 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
17Lawrencetown3,509 people11.9%#904 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: walkability D
18Westphal4,201 people11.5%#917 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
19Clayton Park West34,404 people11.5%#918 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B·lowest: cost of living D
20Manor Park14,148 people10.9%#948 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
21Austinville28,021 people10.6%#964 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
23Fairview16,296 people10.1%#1,002 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
24Mount Royale9,340 people9.9%#1,019 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
25Musquodoboit Harbour2,719 people9.2%#1,070 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
26Hatchet Lake9,930 people9.1%#1,077 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
27Harrietsfield6,786 people9.1%#1,078 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
28Gaetz Brook4,473 people9.1%#1,080 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability D
29Dutch Settlement6,234 people9.0%#1,092 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
30Middle Sackville14,898 people8.9%#1,103 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C
31Lower Sackville20,171 people8.8%#1,107 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C−
32Beaver Bank9,157 people8.5%#1,154 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
33East Preston2,573 people5.8%#1,708 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income C−
34Meaghers Grant3,430 people4.9%#1,975 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
35Sheet Harbour3,334 people3.5%#2,353 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
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Photos: North End, Citobun (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Hammonds Plains, Paulo O from Halifax, Canada (CC BY 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).