#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)Nova Scotia · 2026
Most walkable towns in Nova Scotia
On the national list, North End is #93 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds just one place from Nova Scotia. Leading Nova Scotia on this list is North End, at A+. The places after the leader belong to Windsor Park (A+) and Westmount (A+). 21 of the 88 on this list grade in the A range. At the other end is Shelburne, with D.
Walkability grade: residents within 800 metres of a pharmacy, and commuters who walk, cycle or take transit How grades work
#1A+Walkability
#2Windsor Park
Nova Scotia · 13,044 peopleOverall C·#1,778 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
#3Westmount
Nova Scotia · 23,207 peopleOverall C+·#1,610 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
All 88, ranked in Nova Scotia
Best first in Nova Scotia; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
88 places
#TownWalkabilityCanada rankWhat drives it
2Windsor Park13,044 peopleA+#184 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
3Westmount23,207 peopleA+#460 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
4Austinville28,021 peopleA+#500 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
5Manor Park14,148 peopleA+#559 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
7Clayton Park West34,404 peopleA+#598 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B·lowest: cost of living D
8Antigonish5,175 peopleA+#662 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
10Berwick2,631 peopleA#825 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
12Lunenburg2,523 peopleA#859 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D
13Port Hawkesbury3,442 peopleA#867 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability A·lowest: health C−
16Bridgewater9,989 peopleA−#1,144 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
17Bedford28,848 peopleA−#1,323 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living D
18New Glasgow10,378 peopleA−#1,343 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: safety D
19Mount Royale9,340 peopleA−#1,353 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
20Lower Sackville20,171 peopleA−#1,376 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C−
21Woodlawn20,925 peopleA−#1,406 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C
23Annapolis County, Subdivision B5,086 peopleB+#1,460 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
25Portland Estates10,164 peopleB+#1,537 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
26Stellarton4,251 peopleB+#1,538 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
27Cole Harbour21,627 peopleB+#1,552 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C+
28Eastern Passage10,745 peopleB+#1,635 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
29Cape Breton106,752 peopleB#1,694 of 2,589Strongest: safety A−, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income C−
30Timberlea11,014 peopleB#1,747 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B·lowest: safety C+
31Kings County, Subdivision C8,994 peopleB#1,846 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B·lowest: health C−
32Middle Sackville14,898 peopleB#1,853 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C
35Annapolis County, Subdivision A6,719 peopleB−#1,932 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B−·lowest: jobs & income D
36Victoria County, Subdivision B4,258 peopleB−#1,957 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, walkability B−·lowest: jobs & income D
37Westphal4,201 peopleB−#2,005 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
38Springhill7,015 peopleB−#2,019 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, walkability B−·lowest: jobs & income D
40Guysborough4,721 peopleB−#2,028 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D
41Cumberland County, Subdivision D4,692 peopleB−#2,039 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: health D
43Liverpool10,997 peopleC+#2,108 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability C+·lowest: jobs & income D
44Kings County, Subdivision B12,661 peopleC+#2,131 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety C+·lowest: health C−
45Musquodoboit Harbour2,719 peopleC+#2,137 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
46Richmond County, Subdivision C3,444 peopleC+#2,152 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
47Beaver Bank9,157 peopleC+#2,161 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
48Antigonish County, Subdivision A9,682 peopleC+#2,175 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
50Richmond County, Subdivision A4,305 peopleC+#2,181 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety B−·lowest: jobs & income D
51Cumberland County, Subdivision A3,401 peopleC+#2,188 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
54East Preston2,573 peopleC#2,237 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income C−
55Colchester County, Subdivision B21,578 peopleC#2,239 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B−, safety C+·lowest: health D
57Annapolis County, Subdivision C5,694 peopleC#2,269 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living C+·lowest: health D
58Kings County, Subdivision D6,517 peopleC#2,276 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety C+·lowest: health C−
60Sheet Harbour3,334 peopleC#2,312 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
61Colchester County, Subdivision A3,891 peopleC#2,315 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B−·lowest: health D−
62Pictou County, Subdivision A6,575 peopleC−#2,330 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: health D
63Hammonds Plains13,844 peopleC−#2,340 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability C−
64Hatchet Lake9,930 peopleC−#2,342 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
65Annapolis County, Subdivision D3,273 peopleC−#2,350 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living C+·lowest: health D
66Upper Tantallon5,248 peopleC−#2,354 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
67Victoria County, Subdivision A2,746 peopleC−#2,360 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B−·lowest: health D
68Meaghers Grant3,430 peopleC−#2,395 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
70Antigonish County, Subdivision B6,486 peopleC−#2,409 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
71Colchester County, Subdivision C14,211 peopleC−#2,416 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B−, cost of living B−·lowest: health D
72Yarmouth10,637 peopleC−#2,418 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B+, cost of living B+·lowest: health D
73Head of St Margarets Bay2,885 peopleC−#2,420 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
75Harrietsfield6,786 peopleC−#2,425 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
76Barrington6,720 peopleC−#2,426 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
77Pictou County, Subdivision C8,847 peopleC−#2,431 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B+·lowest: health D
78Dutch Settlement6,234 peopleC−#2,440 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
79Cumberland County, Subdivision C6,040 peopleC−#2,462 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: health D
80Inverness County, Subdivision C3,314 peopleD#2,499 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: health D
83Inverness County, Subdivision A5,389 peopleD#2,529 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability D
84Pictou County, Subdivision B6,482 peopleD#2,554 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
85Lawrencetown3,509 peopleD#2,557 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: walkability D
86East Lawrencetown4,020 peopleD#2,564 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability D
88Shelburne4,542 peopleD#2,578 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living C+·lowest: walkability D
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Photos: North End, Citobun (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Windsor Park, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Westmount, Fralambert (CC BY-SA 4.0), 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).