Millbrook 27Nova Scotia

Households in Millbrook 27 earn less than those in 97% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 21 min, lower than both Nova Scotia’s towns (23 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). 93% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

Millbrook 27’s health region reports 42% in very good or excellent health, behind the typical Canadian town’s 52%

For Millbrook 27 itself the measure is access: 2.9 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. The survey counts 17% of adults as smokers, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (12%). Lives in the region last 79.3 years on average (2022/2024): 81.5 for women, 77.1 for men.

More of Millbrook 27’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Nova Scotia’s towns or Canadian towns: 90%

1.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Precipitation in Millbrook 27 tops that of 89% of Canadian towns: 1,179 mm a year

A normal January brings 53 cm of snow, the most of any month. December is the wettest month, with 121 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow totals 187 cm over the year, lower than Nova Scotia’s towns (215 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). A July afternoon in Millbrook 27 typically reaches 25.0°C.

Millbrook 27 earns a C+ for safety

Measured across the Colchester County detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 29.4 per 1,000 a year, below Nova Scotia’s towns (36.2) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 101, higher than both Nova Scotia’s towns (94) and Canadian towns (86).

A flood study covers Millbrook 27: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Province of Nova Scotia

Shared with the rest of the Zone 3 health region: radon tests

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. In Health Canada’s survey, 13% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Millbrook 27’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year).

Little of the land around Millbrook 27 is protected: 0.1% within 10 km

33 km from town is Musquodoboit Valley Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Within 100 km there is no national park. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 4, below Nova Scotia’s towns (23.5) and close to Canadian towns (4). 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Cobequid Trail and Hemlock Trail.

Expect November days around 8°C in Millbrook 27, nights around −1°C

About 7 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 2°C and lows near −7°C. Precipitation in November averages 114 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Truro forecast, on the Weather page.

Alana Hirtle (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Millbrook 27 in Ottawa as MP for Cumberland—Colchester

11 of the 11 MPs from Nova Scotia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

No public library stands in Millbrook 27: the closest, Colchester - East Hants Public Library, is 4.2 km away

After it comes Stewiacke Library (Stewiacke), 22 km away.

The 4 schools of Millbrook 27: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

From the town centre, high school starts 4.8 km away, higher than both Nova Scotia’s towns (4.3 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). An elementary school stands 2.5 km from the centre, above Nova Scotia’s towns (1.9 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.