#1Fall River
Nova Scotia · 9,214 peopleOverall B+·#768 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A, health B·lowest: walkability C
Fall River, #1 on this list · Photo: WabbitWanderer from London, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0)Halifax · 2026
Safest neighbourhoods in Halifax
Bottom of the list: Meaghers Grant, with C+. On the national list, Fall River is #1,401 of 2,572. The national top 100 holds no neighbourhood from Halifax. Leading Halifax on this list is Fall River, at C+. The places after the leader belong to Cole Harbour (C+) and Timberlea (C+). None of the 35 on this list grades in the A range.
Safety grade: the Crime Severity Index of the police force or detachment, 2023–2025 How grades work
#1C+Safety
#2Cole Harbour
Nova Scotia · 21,627 peopleOverall B·#954 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C+
#3Timberlea
Nova Scotia · 11,014 peopleOverall B·#969 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B·lowest: safety C+
All 35 neighbourhoods, ranked
Best first in Halifax; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
35 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodSafetyCanada rankWhat drives it
2Cole Harbour21,627 peopleC+#1,404 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C+
3Timberlea11,014 peopleC+#1,406 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B·lowest: safety C+
4Hammonds Plains13,844 peopleC+#1,408 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability C−
5Woodlawn20,925 peopleC+#1,421 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C
6Upper Tantallon5,248 peopleC+#1,424 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
7Portland Estates10,164 peopleC+#1,426 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
8Middle Sackville14,898 peopleC+#1,427 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C
9Bedford28,848 peopleC+#1,429 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living D
10Lower Sackville20,171 peopleC+#1,431 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C−
11Westphal4,201 peopleC+#1,432 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
12Eastern Passage10,745 peopleC+#1,434 of 2,572Strongest: walkability B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
13Beaver Bank9,157 peopleC+#1,435 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
14Westmount23,207 peopleC+#1,436 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
15Lawrencetown3,509 peopleC+#1,440 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: walkability D
17Windsor Park13,044 peopleC+#1,445 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
18Manor Park14,148 peopleC+#1,446 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
19Clayton Park West34,404 peopleC+#1,447 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health B·lowest: cost of living D
20Mount Royale9,340 peopleC+#1,448 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
21North End19,733 peopleC+#1,449 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
22South End22,012 peopleC+#1,451 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
23Austinville28,021 peopleC+#1,452 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
24East Lawrencetown4,020 peopleC+#1,453 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability D
25Fairview16,296 peopleC+#1,454 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
26Dutch Settlement6,234 peopleC+#1,456 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
27Hatchet Lake9,930 peopleC+#1,457 of 2,572Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
29Harrietsfield6,786 peopleC+#1,459 of 2,572Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
31Musquodoboit Harbour2,719 peopleC+#1,461 of 2,572Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
32East Preston2,573 peopleC+#1,462 of 2,572Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income C−
33Head of St Margarets Bay2,885 peopleC+#1,463 of 2,572Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
34Sheet Harbour3,334 peopleC+#1,464 of 2,572Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
35Meaghers Grant3,430 peopleC+#1,465 of 2,572Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
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Photos: Fall River, WabbitWanderer from London, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Cole Harbour, Coastal Elite from Halifax, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Timberlea, 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).