#1Sheet Harbour
Nova Scotia · 3,334 peopleOverall D·#2,385 of 2,556
Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
Sheet Harbour, #1 on this list · Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0)Halifax · 2026
Neighbourhoods with the oldest residents in Halifax
Second place goes to Meaghers Grant, at 54.4 years, and third to Portland Estates, at 51.9 years. Cole Harbour, in the middle of the list, comes in at 43 years. Bottom of the list: North End, with 33.3 years. On the national list, Sheet Harbour is #74 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds just one neighbourhood from Halifax. Leading Halifax on this list is Sheet Harbour, at 57.3 years.
Median age of residents, 2021 census (for a city’s neighbourhoods, estimated from five-year age groups) How grades work
#157.3 years Median age
#2Meaghers Grant
Nova Scotia · 3,430 peopleOverall D·#2,435 of 2,556
Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
#3Portland Estates
Nova Scotia · 10,164 peopleOverall B−·#1,367 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
All 35 neighbourhoods, ranked
Best first in Halifax; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
35 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodMedian ageCanada rankWhat drives it
1Sheet Harbour3,334 people57.3 years#74 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
2Meaghers Grant3,430 people54.4 years#168 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
3Portland Estates10,164 people51.9 years#274 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
4Musquodoboit Harbour2,719 people50.9 years#321 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
5Head of St Margarets Bay2,885 people50.8 years#342 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
6East Preston2,573 people50.7 years#346 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income C−
7Hatchet Lake9,930 people47.8 years#545 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
8Lawrencetown3,509 people46.5 years#668 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: walkability D
9Hubley6,337 people46.4 years#684 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability D
10Gaetz Brook4,473 people46.4 years#688 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability D
11Harrietsfield6,786 people46.2 years#702 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
12Dutch Settlement6,234 people45.4 years#787 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
13Westphal4,201 people44.8 years#884 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
14East Lawrencetown4,020 people44.4 years#959 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability D
15Woodlawn20,925 people43.7 years#1,046 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C
16Lower Sackville20,171 people43.6 years#1,074 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C−
17Lake Echo5,223 people43.6 years#1,083 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
18Cole Harbour21,627 people43 years#1,155 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C+
19Fall River9,214 people42.9 years#1,165 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health B·lowest: walkability C
20Hammonds Plains13,844 people42 years#1,323 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability C−
21Beaver Bank9,157 people42 years#1,330 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
22Upper Tantallon5,248 people41.4 years#1,408 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
23Bedford28,848 people41.3 years#1,417 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living D
24Manor Park14,148 people41.2 years#1,450 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
25Austinville28,021 people41 years#1,474 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
26Westmount23,207 people40.4 years#1,590 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
27Middle Sackville14,898 people39.9 years#1,682 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C
28Clayton Park West34,404 people39.3 years#1,781 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B·lowest: cost of living D
29Mount Royale9,340 people39 years#1,833 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
30Timberlea11,014 people38.6 years#1,906 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B·lowest: safety C+
31Eastern Passage10,745 people38.2 years#1,977 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
32Fairview16,296 people36.1 years#2,249 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
33Windsor Park13,044 people35.4 years#2,323 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
34South End22,012 people34.3 years#2,418 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
35North End19,733 people33.3 years#2,486 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
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Photos: Sheet Harbour, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Meaghers Grant, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Portland Estates, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0), 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).