North End, #1 on this list · Photo: Citobun (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Halifax · 2026

Most walkable neighbourhoods in Halifax

North End tops the list in Halifax, at A+. Second place goes to Windsor Park, at A+, and third to Westmount, at A+. The A range holds 12 of the 35 on this list. Bottom of the list: East Lawrencetown, with D. On the national list, North End is #93 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds just one neighbourhood from Halifax.

Walkability grade: residents within 800 metres of a pharmacy, and commuters who walk, cycle or take transit How grades work

North End

Nova Scotia · 19,733 people

A⁺Walkability

Overall C·#1,898 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

Windsor Park

Nova Scotia · 13,044 people

A⁺Walkability

Overall C·#1,778 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

Westmount

Nova Scotia · 23,207 people

A⁺Walkability

Overall C⁺·#1,610 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

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#NeighbourhoodWalkabilityCanada rankWhat drives it

1North End19,733 peopleA⁺#93 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

2Windsor Park13,044 peopleA⁺#184 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

3Westmount23,207 peopleA⁺#460 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

4Austinville28,021 peopleA⁺#500 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

5Manor Park14,148 peopleA⁺#559 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

6Fairview16,296 peopleA⁺#589 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

7Clayton Park West34,404 peopleA⁺#598 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁺, health B·lowest: cost of living D

8South End22,012 peopleA#923 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

9Bedford28,848 peopleA⁻#1,323 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁻, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: cost of living D

10Mount Royale9,340 peopleA⁻#1,353 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

11Lower Sackville20,171 peopleA⁻#1,376 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

12Woodlawn20,925 peopleA⁻#1,406 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living C

13Portland Estates10,164 peopleB⁺#1,537 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

14Cole Harbour21,627 peopleB⁺#1,552 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁺

15Eastern Passage10,745 peopleB⁺#1,635 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B⁺, health B·lowest: cost of living C⁺

16Timberlea11,014 peopleB#1,747 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A⁻, walkability B·lowest: safety C⁺

17Middle Sackville14,898 peopleB#1,853 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B⁺, health B·lowest: cost of living C

18Westphal4,201 peopleB⁻#2,005 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B·lowest: cost of living C⁺

19Musquodoboit Harbour2,719 peopleC⁺#2,137 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: jobs & income D

20Beaver Bank9,157 peopleC⁺#2,161 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B⁺, health B·lowest: cost of living C⁺

21East Preston2,573 peopleC#2,237 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

22Fall River9,214 peopleC#2,251 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health B·lowest: walkability C

23Sheet Harbour3,334 peopleC#2,312 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

24Hammonds Plains13,844 peopleC⁻#2,340 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: walkability C⁻

25Hatchet Lake9,930 peopleC⁻#2,342 of 2,589Strongest: health B⁻, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

26Upper Tantallon5,248 peopleC⁻#2,354 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A⁻, health B⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

27Meaghers Grant3,430 peopleC⁻#2,395 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: jobs & income D

28Head of St Margarets Bay2,885 peopleC⁻#2,420 of 2,589Strongest: health B⁻, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

29Lake Echo5,223 peopleC⁻#2,424 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

30Harrietsfield6,786 peopleC⁻#2,425 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

31Dutch Settlement6,234 peopleC⁻#2,440 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

32Hubley6,337 peopleD#2,516 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A⁻, health B⁻·lowest: walkability D

33Gaetz Brook4,473 peopleD#2,523 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B⁻·lowest: walkability D

34Lawrencetown3,509 peopleD#2,557 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B⁺, health B·lowest: walkability D

35East Lawrencetown4,020 peopleD#2,564 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B⁻·lowest: walkability D

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Photos: North End, Citobun (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Windsor Park, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Westmount, Fralambert (CC BY-SA 4.0), 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).