Liverpoolin Queens, Nova Scotia

TownGrade

D⁻

#2,527 of 2,556

The town has 10,997 residents and lies in Nova Scotia. It is part of Queens, a census division.

Photo: Linglingsan at en.wikipedia · Public domain

Population

10,997

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

55.6

years · Nova Scotia’s towns: 51.6

Postsecondary

46%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Liverpool a good place to live?

Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D). Incomes are on the low side (D). Floods and other hazards weigh less here (A−). Put together, the subjects come to a D− overall, ranking #85 of 88 in Nova Scotia. Set against the rest, it does better than 3% of Canadian towns.

Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁻Hazard riskWeakestDJobs & income DHealth

How Liverpool grades

Each subject compares Liverpool with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Jobs & incomeAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areDOpen →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostA⁻Open →Cost of livingBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC⁺Open →WalkabilityAbout average among the towns comparedC⁺Open →

SchoolsThe province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20, which leaves towns in Nova Scotia without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Liverpool stand out

The 3 things Liverpool does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

32% are 65 or over

Canadian towns centre on 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.1 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $174,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$56,800 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Liverpool.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Household incomes in Liverpool trail those of 93% of Canadian towns

5%walk, cycle or take transit

The commute to work averages 23 min. The car took 92% of commuters, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (92%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Walk4%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Liverpool	Nova Scotia	Canada
Average trip	23 min	23 min	26 min
Car or van	92%	92%	89%

$56,800

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

74%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageLiverpool’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment14% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to365 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Bridgewater

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Outdoors

The boundary of Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site runs along Liverpool

24%of the land within 10 km protected

5 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Port Joli Head Trail and Grafton Woods Trail. Parks and reserves take up 24% of the ground within 10 km, above Nova Scotia’s towns (8.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike; what’s more, 230 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Some protected land is inside the town: just over a fifth of its area.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Liverpool24%

Nova Scotia’s towns8.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Liverpool	Nova Scotia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	24%	8.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	148	23.5	4

At the edge

to Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site

At the edge

to Thomas Raddall Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

148

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageLiverpool’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas230 protected areas within 10 km · Tobeatic Wilderness Area National & provincial parksAt the edge to a national park · Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site Footpaths & routes5 named routes · Port Joli Head Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

HealthHealth D

For health, Liverpool sits behind 90% of Canadian towns

44%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

On average 20% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (20%) and above Canadian towns (17%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 44%, behind the 48% for Nova Scotia. At 19%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 14% for Nova Scotia. Life expectancy in the region is 80.0 years (82.5 for women, 77.6 for men, 2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Liverpool44%

Nova Scotia’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Liverpool	Nova Scotia	Canada
Smokers	19%	15%	12%
Very good or excellent health	44%	49%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	20%	20%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	80.0	80.0	81.5

80.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

13 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

19%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

38 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageLiverpool’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey44% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care13 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 38 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.5, men 77.6 Conditions and habits20% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Zone 1 - Western

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Hazards in Liverpool: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.2% of tested homes

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Zone 1 health region

Wildfire is rare near Liverpool: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.004% a year. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Liverpool6.2%

Nova Scotia’s towns13%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Liverpool	Nova Scotia	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	6.2%	13%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.024	$0.018	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

3.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageLiverpool’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon6.2% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.024 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Liverpool has cooler summers than Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 19.9°C

19.9°CJuly afternoons

Counting rain and snow alike, 1,561 mm falls in a year, above Nova Scotia’s towns (1,393 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. On a January night, the temperature in Liverpool falls to about −7.2°C. Most of the snow comes in January, about 50 cm. For the wettest month, look to December: 163 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter2.5°C

Spring8.6°C

Summer19.3°C

Autumn14.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Liverpool	Nova Scotia	Canada
July afternoon high	19.9°C	23.1°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,561 mm	1,393 mm	883 mm
January night low	−7.2°C	−8.9°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	127	133	159

184 cm

of snow a year

127

days with frost a year

136

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLiverpool’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 19.9°C, January lows −7.2°C Rain and snow1,561 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow184 cm of snow a year Weather station12 km to the station · Western Head

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Western Head)

HousingCost of living C

Rent takes more of local pay in Liverpool than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 24% of household income

$174,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 82% of households.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Liverpool$174,000

Nova Scotia$250,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Liverpool	Nova Scotia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	24%	21%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	82%	82%	74%

$1,114

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$544

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageLiverpool’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,114 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $174,000, against the median household income Owners and renters82% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

SafetySafety C⁺

Liverpool is graded a C+ for safety

78Crime Severity Index

Where it is policed, 18.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. The violent index for its police area came to 113, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (94) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 27.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Queens County detachment area as a whole, not for Liverpool alone.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202384

202467

202584

2023–2025	Liverpool	Nova Scotia	Canada
Violent crime	18.5	14.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	113	94	86
Property crime per 1,000	27.8	36.2	31.2
Crime Severity Index	78	71	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

38%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLiverpool’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety78 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Liverpool’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Liverpool safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Who lives here

More of Liverpool’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 9.9%

55.6median age

2.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 4.7% of residents, higher than Nova Scotia’s towns (4.3%) yet lower than Canadian towns (6.4%).

LiverpoolNova ScotiaCanada

Nova ScotiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

32%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree25%

Postsecondary qualification46%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.7% of Liverpool

The 2021 census counted 5,285 women and 5,135 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Liverpool
	Liverpool	Nova Scotia	Canada
Under 15	11%	14%	16%
15 to 64	58%	62%	64%
65+	32%	25%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	25%	18%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	46%	54%	56%

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Immigrants5% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority Ages55.6 median age · 32% are 65 or over Households4,975 households · 2.1 people per household English and French5% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Nova Scotia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

A normal November in Liverpool runs from 1°C to 9°C

9°Ca normal November afternoon

December follows at 5°C by day and −4°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 10 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 160 mm. August brings the warmest days, 21°C; January the coldest nights, −7°C.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November9°C

December5°C

January1°C

February2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	3°C	−6°C	413 mm
Spring	9°C	1°C	402 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	299 mm
Autumn	14°C	6°C	447 mm

1°C

a normal November night

160 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest August, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Western Head); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Liverpool’s MP is Jessica Fancy-Landry (Liberal Party of Canada), for South Shore—St. Margarets

Liverpool has no council of its own: it belongs to Queens, a regional municipality.

Full pageLiverpool’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

Alean Freeman Library and Thomas H Randall Library are Liverpool’s two public libraries

Without open library statistics in Nova Scotia, the page names Liverpool’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.

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The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong4.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

6 schools serve Liverpool, 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

6schools within 3 km

The closest elementary school is 5.1 km away, higher than both Nova Scotia’s towns (1.9 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). The nearest secondary school is 3.8 km away, below Nova Scotia’s towns (4.3 km) but above Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Dr. John C. Wickwire AcademyIn LiverpoolElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Liverpool Regional High SchoolIn LiverpoolSecondary · Grades 9–RG	Secondary · Grades 9–RG	–	English public

See all 6 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Liverpool	Nova Scotia	Canada
Nearest elementary school	5.1 km	1.9 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	3.8 km	4.3 km	1.2 km

5.1 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school6 schools within 3 km · 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools Language0 of 6 teach in French · 6% of schools in Nova Scotia Questions“What schools are there in Liverpool?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Nova Scotia, no schools grade. The province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.

History

Liverpool keeps its older homes: 44% from before 1961

1historic place

3 more stand just outside, within 5 km of the town’s edge. Inside the town there is 1 historic place, a top designation.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Liverpool Town Hall 1901

1901

oldest construction date on the record

44%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

historic places just outside the town

National Historic Site

Heritage	Liverpool	Nova Scotia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	44%	28%	18%

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Older homes44% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Liverpool Town Hall Questions“How many historic places does Liverpool have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Liverpool

15pages on Liverpool

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 78 Housing & costCHomes 3.1 × income Property pricesSchools6 schools within 3 km HealthDLife expectancy 80 in its region Work & commuteD39% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors24% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 20°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Hank Snow Home Town Museum and 5 more in and around Liverpool

A first look at Liverpool’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumHank Snow Home Town Museumin town

National park · Parks CanadaKejimkujik2.9 km outside town, to the west

MuseumPerkins House100 m outside town, to the east

National parkNational parkKejimkujik National Park Seasidein town MuseumMuseumMilton Blacksmith Shop Museumin town

MuseumMuseumQueens County Museum100 m outside town, to the east

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Hank Snow Home Town Museum: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kejimkujik: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Perkins House: Verne Equinox, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Liverpool

33 notable people were born in Liverpool.

See all 33 →

Hank SnowCanadian musician · 1914–1999

Bruce PalmerCanadian bassist · 1946–2004

Margaret Marshall SaundersCanadian writer · 1861–1947

Jessie G. GarnettCanadian-American dentist · 1897–1976

Sarah MittonCanadian shot putter · born 1996

Jenna MartinTrack and field athlete · born 1988

Photo credits

Hank Snow: RCA Records, Public domain · Bruce Palmer: Atlantic Records, Public domain · Margaret Marshall Saunders: Anonymous, Public domain · Jessie G. Garnett: Copied from a book in the public domain: Hayden, Robert C. (1992). African-Americans in Boston: More than 350 Years. Trustees of the Boston Public Library. p. 145. ISBN 0-89073-083-0 ., Public domain

About Liverpool

Town in Nova Scotia

Liverpool is a municipality in Nova Scotia, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 10,997 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Nova Scotia
Census division: Queens
Census subdivision: 1204010

Questions about Liverpool

Who are the people of Liverpool?

At the 2021 census, 5% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 10% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Liverpool?

Mostly 87% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 33% have just one.

How old are the people of Liverpool?

At 55.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 11% of the population and seniors 32%.

Is Liverpool growing?

It grew from 10,302 people in 2016 to 10,422 in 2021, up 1.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 10,997.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).