Pictou County, Subdivision CNova Scotia

Pictou County, Subdivision C’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Flood mapping exists: 3 studies, most recently by Province of Nova Scotia. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.014 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

For health, Pictou County, Subdivision C sits behind 90% of Canadian towns

Life expectancy in the region is 79.3 years (81.5 for women, 77.1 for men, 2022/2024). In the health survey, 42% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, below both Nova Scotia’s towns (49%) and Canadian towns (52%). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 17% of adults, against 14% for Nova Scotia. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Pictou County, Subdivision C’s is long: 10 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Pictou County, Subdivision C doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Zone 2 - Northern.

Pictou County, Subdivision C has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each

The car carried 95% of commuters at the census. The average trip to work took 24 min, about level with Nova Scotia’s towns (23 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min).

Pictou County, Subdivision C’s grade for safety: a C

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 84 over 2023–25, above Nova Scotia’s towns (71) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Its police area records 16.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 29.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Pictou County detachment area as a whole, not for Pictou County, Subdivision C alone.

Renting in Pictou County, Subdivision C costs 18% of household income, less than in both Nova Scotia’s towns and Canadian towns

Measured across the New Glasgow metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Owners make up 88% of households, above both Nova Scotia’s towns (82%) and Canadian towns (74%). One in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Nova Scotia’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Pictou County, Subdivision C has more protected land around it than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Named trails close by number 7, the International Appalachian Trail (Nova Scotia) and Smelt Brook Trail among them. Prince Edward Island National Park is the closest national park, 84 km from town. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 212, above Nova Scotia’s towns (23.5) and Canadian towns (4) alike. 16 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Big Island Beach.

Afternoon heat in Pictou County, Subdivision C trails that of 88% of Canadian towns

Snow totals 162 cm over the year, below Nova Scotia’s towns (215 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). On a January night, the temperature in Pictou County, Subdivision C falls to about −8.9°C. Most of the snow comes in February, about 44 cm. The most precipitation falls in October: 134 mm in a normal year.

An older town: 26% of people in Pictou County, Subdivision C are 65 or over, more than in both Nova Scotia’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 1.9% of the population, below Nova Scotia’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 14%.

What November brings in Pictou County, Subdivision C: 2°C at night, 8°C by day

Over the year, July is warmest at 23°C by day and February coldest at −9°C by night. Into December, the normals move to 3°C and −4°C. A normal November brings 130 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s New Glasgow forecast, on the Weather page.

Pictou County, Subdivision C sends Sean Fraser (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Central Nova

The Liberal Party of Canada has 11 of the 11 MPs elected in Nova Scotia.

The nearest public library to Pictou County, Subdivision C is Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library, 6 km away

The next is Trenton Public Library (Trenton), 6.6 km away.

Pictou County, Subdivision C and its edges hold 10 schools: 8 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

No French-language school is among them; in Nova Scotia, 6% of schools are. Teenagers have 5.4 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Nova Scotia’s towns (4.3 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.