#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
Neighbourhoods with the youngest residents in Halifax
First place in Halifax goes to North End, with 33.3 years. South End takes second place with 34.3 years; Windsor Park is third with 35.4 years. At the halfway mark stands Cole Harbour, at 43 years. Last comes Sheet Harbour, at 57.3 years. Nationally, North End ranks #107 of 2,589. Not one of Halifax’s neighbourhoods reaches the top 100 for all of Canada.
Median age of residents, 2021 census (for a city’s neighbourhoods, estimated from five-year age groups) How grades work
#133.3 years Median age
#2South End
Nova Scotia · 22,012 peopleOverall C·#1,953 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
#3Windsor Park
Nova Scotia · 13,044 peopleOverall C·#1,778 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, health 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
1North End19,733 people33.3 years#107 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
2South End22,012 people34.3 years#176 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
3Windsor Park13,044 people35.4 years#269 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
4Fairview16,296 people36.1 years#343 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
5Eastern Passage10,745 people38.2 years#614 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
6Timberlea11,014 people38.6 years#685 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B·lowest: safety C+
7Mount Royale9,340 people39 years#761 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
8Clayton Park West34,404 people39.3 years#818 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B·lowest: cost of living D
9Middle Sackville14,898 people39.9 years#904 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C
10Westmount23,207 people40.4 years#1,014 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
11Austinville28,021 people41 years#1,123 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
12Manor Park14,148 people41.2 years#1,158 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
13Bedford28,848 people41.3 years#1,173 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living D
14Upper Tantallon5,248 people41.4 years#1,181 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
15Hammonds Plains13,844 people42 years#1,273 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability C−
16Beaver Bank9,157 people42 years#1,280 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
17Fall River9,214 people42.9 years#1,421 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health B·lowest: walkability C
18Cole Harbour21,627 people43 years#1,431 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C+
19Lower Sackville20,171 people43.6 years#1,528 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C−
20Lake Echo5,223 people43.6 years#1,537 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
21Woodlawn20,925 people43.7 years#1,543 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C
22East Lawrencetown4,020 people44.4 years#1,660 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability D
23Westphal4,201 people44.8 years#1,719 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
24Dutch Settlement6,234 people45.4 years#1,807 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
25Harrietsfield6,786 people46.2 years#1,893 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
26Hubley6,337 people46.4 years#1,912 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability D
27Gaetz Brook4,473 people46.4 years#1,916 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability D
28Lawrencetown3,509 people46.5 years#1,930 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: walkability D
29Hatchet Lake9,930 people47.8 years#2,050 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
30East Preston2,573 people50.7 years#2,245 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income C−
31Head of St Margarets Bay2,885 people50.8 years#2,266 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
32Musquodoboit Harbour2,719 people50.9 years#2,271 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
33Portland Estates10,164 people51.9 years#2,318 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
34Meaghers Grant3,430 people54.4 years#2,431 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
35Sheet Harbour3,334 people57.3 years#2,516 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) · South End, Thorfinn Stainforth (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Windsor Park, 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).