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Best places to live in Greater Halifax

76 places with 935,959 residents within about 25 km of Halifax, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability, education and family and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Halifax, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Halifax
    Nova Scotia, 471,559 residents    73
  2. 2Armdale
    Nova Scotia, 16,502 residents    70
  3. 3Lower Sackville
    Nova Scotia, 51,749 residents    70
  4. 4Spryfield
    Nova Scotia, 10,118 residents    69
  5. 5Eastern Passage
    Nova Scotia, 11,738 residents    69
  6. 6Bedford (Nova Scotia)
    Nova Scotia, 21,474 residents    69
  7. 7Dartmouth
    Nova Scotia, 101,343 residents    69
  8. 8Rockingham
    Nova Scotia, 10,079 residents    69
  9. 9Fairview (Nova Scotia)
    Nova Scotia, 8,618 residents    68
  10. 10Millview
    Nova Scotia, 9,189 residents    68

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For retired couples

  1. 1Halifax
    Nova Scotia, 471,559 residents    65
  2. 2Lower Sackville
    Nova Scotia, 51,749 residents    65
  3. 3Armdale
    Nova Scotia, 16,502 residents    65
  4. 4Eastern Passage
    Nova Scotia, 11,738 residents    65
  5. 5Hammonds Plains
    Nova Scotia, 6,242 residents    64
  6. 6Millview
    Nova Scotia, 9,189 residents    64
  7. 7Spryfield
    Nova Scotia, 10,118 residents    64
  8. 8Bedford (Nova Scotia)
    Nova Scotia, 21,474 residents    64
  9. 9Beaver Bank
    Nova Scotia, 6,000 residents    64
  10. 10Rockingham
    Nova Scotia, 10,079 residents    63

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For remote workers

  1. 1Halifax
    Nova Scotia, 471,559 residents    71
  2. 2Armdale
    Nova Scotia, 16,502 residents    69
  3. 3Lower Sackville
    Nova Scotia, 51,749 residents    67
  4. 4Eastern Passage
    Nova Scotia, 11,738 residents    67
  5. 5Rockingham
    Nova Scotia, 10,079 residents    67
  6. 6Spryfield
    Nova Scotia, 10,118 residents    67
  7. 7Bedford (Nova Scotia)
    Nova Scotia, 21,474 residents    66
  8. 8Dartmouth
    Nova Scotia, 101,343 residents    66
  9. 9Fairview (Nova Scotia)
    Nova Scotia, 8,618 residents    66
  10. 10Burnside
    Nova Scotia, 7,506 residents    66

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For commuters

  1. 1Halifax
    Nova Scotia, 471,559 residents    81
  2. 2Dartmouth
    Nova Scotia, 101,343 residents    81
  3. 3Woodlawn
    Nova Scotia, 20,000 residents    75
  4. 4Armdale
    Nova Scotia, 16,502 residents    74
  5. 5Albro Lake
    Nova Scotia, 8,503 residents    73
  6. 6Harbourview
    Nova Scotia, 6,656 residents    73
  7. 7Manor Park
    Nova Scotia, 7,716 residents    73
  8. 8Convoy Place
    Nova Scotia, 5,581 residents    72
  9. 9Fairview (Nova Scotia)
    Nova Scotia, 8,618 residents    72
  10. 10Rockingham
    Nova Scotia, 10,079 residents    72

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For single professionals

  1. 1Halifax
    Nova Scotia, 471,559 residents    73
  2. 2Dartmouth
    Nova Scotia, 101,343 residents    69
  3. 3Woodlawn
    Nova Scotia, 20,000 residents    59
  4. 4Armdale
    Nova Scotia, 16,502 residents    58
  5. 5Albro Lake
    Nova Scotia, 8,503 residents    58
  6. 6Harbourview
    Nova Scotia, 6,656 residents    57
  7. 7Manor Park
    Nova Scotia, 7,716 residents    57
  8. 8Fairview (Nova Scotia)
    Nova Scotia, 8,618 residents    57
  9. 9Rockingham
    Nova Scotia, 10,079 residents    57
  10. 10Burnside
    Nova Scotia, 7,506 residents    57

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Halifax
    Nova Scotia, 471,559 residents    57
  2. 2Dartmouth
    Nova Scotia, 101,343 residents    57
  3. 3Woodlawn
    Nova Scotia, 20,000 residents    56
  4. 4Bedford (Nova Scotia)
    Nova Scotia, 21,474 residents    55
  5. 5Armdale
    Nova Scotia, 16,502 residents    55
  6. 6Lower Sackville
    Nova Scotia, 51,749 residents    54
  7. 7Eastern Passage
    Nova Scotia, 11,738 residents    54
  8. 8Rockingham
    Nova Scotia, 10,079 residents    53
  9. 9Spryfield
    Nova Scotia, 10,118 residents    53
  10. 10Millview
    Nova Scotia, 9,189 residents    53

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Towns in Greater Halifax