Village · Cole Harbour and the Eastern Shore, Halifax
Musquodoboit Valley
Farm country and quiet villages in the river valley
- Nature lovers
- Seniors
- Owners on a budget
At a glance
The Musquodoboit Valley is a rural area north of the Eastern Shore, with small villages like Middle Musquodoboit, farms and the Musquodoboit River. Almost everyone owns, home values are the lowest in the region and more than a quarter of residents are 65 or older. About 92% of homes are detached and 3% are apartments, 13% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $170K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $207K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $423K
- Residents
- 2,780 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,370 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 13% city 43%
- Homes that are apartments
- 3% city 36%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $170K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Halifax-Dartmouth MLS® Home Price Index (+22% since then), that is about $207K, 51% below the Halifax median of $423K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 13% of households rent, well below the 43% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
- 28% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
- 92% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 48% city-wide.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,370 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,370 at the 2021 census.
Estimated property tax1
What owning here costs each year in property tax at the median assessed value. Renters don’t pay it directly, but landlords pass it on.
- Median home
- $2,320 a year about $195 a month on a $207K assessment
Upfront closing costs2
Nova Scotia has no provincial land transfer tax; the Halifax Regional Municipality charges a deed transfer tax of 1.5% of the price. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.
- HRM deed transfer tax
- $3,110 on $207K
Getting to work by transit3
- DowntownNo transit within a 1 km walk
- Dalhousie UniversityNo transit within a 1 km walk
- Burnside Business ParkNo transit within a 1 km walk
- AirportNo transit within a 1 km walk
Average weekday morning trip by bus, train or both, including walking and waiting. Driving and cycling times aren't included for Halifax.
Everyday walkability4
How Musquodoboit Valley compares with other blocks in the nine cities, by what is nearby (higher means closer):
Schools5
- Schools here
- 4 public
- Elementary
- 3
- High school
- 1
- Within 2 km
- 4 of its edge
- Musquodoboit Valley Education CentreElementary
- Oyster Pond AcademyElementary
- Upper Musquodoboit Consolidated Elementary SchoolElementary
- Musquodoboit Rural High SchoolHigh school
The school nearest the house may not be the school your child is assigned to. School boards assign a designated school by street address, and a neighbourhood can be split across several or have none inside its boundary. Use your school board’s school locator with the exact address before you rely on a school.
We don’t rate schools: test results are not comparable across provinces, so a school’s quality is something to ask about on a visit.
Halifax doesn't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.
Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Halifax. Halifax Regional Police and the RCMP don't publish open crime counts by neighbourhood that we can compare across areas. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends. Why this is missing.