Suburban · Sackville and the North, Halifax
Waverley and Fall River
Lakes, trails and the Shubenacadie Canal north of Dartmouth
- Families with kids
- Nature lovers
- Lake lovers
At a glance
Waverley and Fall River are lakeside suburbs north of Dartmouth near Highway 102, with large detached houses, the Shubenacadie Canal and a quick drive to the airport. Nearly everyone owns and incomes are among the highest in the municipality. About 89% of homes are detached and 4% are apartments, 11% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $449K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $546K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $423K
- Residents
- 11,690 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,945 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 11% city 43%
- Homes that are apartments
- 4% city 36%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $449K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Halifax-Dartmouth MLS® Home Price Index (+22% since then), that is about $546K, 29% above the Halifax median of $423K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 11% of households rent, well below the 43% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
- 19% of residents are under 15, versus 15% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
- 89% 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 9,945 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,945 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
- $6,120 a year about $510 a month on a $546K 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
- $8,190 on $546K
Getting to work by transit3
- Downtown1 h 11 min
- Dalhousie University1 h 21 min
- Burnside Business Park1 h 31 min
- Airport1 h 2 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 Waverley and Fall River compares with other blocks in the nine cities, by what is nearby (higher means closer):
Schools5
- Schools here
- 5 public
- Elementary
- 4
- High school
- 1
- Within 2 km
- 6 of its edge
- Ash Lee Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary
- Georges P. Vanier Junior High SchoolElementary
- Holland Road Elementary SchoolElementary
- Waverley Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary
- Lockview 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.