Inner city · Halifax Peninsula, Halifax
South End
Universities, Spring Garden Road and big old trees
- Students
- Young professionals
- Car-free living
At a glance
The South End is the southern half of the Halifax peninsula, with Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, Point Pleasant Park, the Public Gardens and Spring Garden Road's shops and cafés. Large older houses sit near mid-rise and high-rise apartments, and most households rent. About 18% of homes are detached and 76% are apartments, 74% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $779K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $947K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $423K
- Residents
- 22,830 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 19,427 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 74% city 43%
- Homes that are apartments
- 76% city 36%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $779K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Halifax-Dartmouth MLS® Home Price Index (+22% since then), that is about $947K, 124% above the Halifax median of $423K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 74% of households rent, well above the 43% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
- Only 8% of residents are under 15, versus 15% city-wide.
- 50% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 23% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
- 76% of homes are apartments (36% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 19,427 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 19,427 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
- $10,620 a year about $885 a month on a $947K 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
- $14,210 on $947K
Getting to work by transit3
- Downtown17 min
- Dalhousie University16 min
- Burnside Business Park1 h
- Airport1 h 35 min
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 South End compares with other blocks in the nine cities, by what is nearby (higher means closer):
Schools5
- Schools here
- 4 public
- Elementary
- 4
- High school
- 0
- Within 2 km
- 16 of its edge
- Gorsebrook Junior High SchoolElementary
- LeMarchant-St. Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary
- Saint Mary's Elementary SchoolElementary
- École Mer et MondeElementary
3 private schools are also mapped here.
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.