Rankings · Municipal
Nova Scotia Municipal Websites
Independent automated accessibility testing of municipal websites, ranked by health score (0–100). Every municipality is tested the same way, with the same tools, at a respectful crawl rate — see the full methodology. Higher scores mean fewer machine-detectable barriers for residents who use assistive technology.
Nova Scotia's regional and county municipalities each serve several population centres — Cape Breton Regional Municipality's site, for example, covers Sydney, Glace Bay, Sydney Mines and New Waterford. The 'Serves …' notes show which communities each site represents.
Ranked municipalities
| Rank | Municipality | Score | Critical | Serious | Pages tested | Last tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Town of Shelburne shelburnens.ca | 98.8 | 21 | 372 | 670 | August 21, 2026 |
| 2 | Town of Yarmouth townofyarmouth.ca | 97.1 | 546 | 1,552 | 1,957 | August 22, 2026 |
| 3 | Town of Pictou townofpictou.ca | 95.8 | 39 | 2,361 | 915 | August 21, 2026 |
| 4 | Town of Bridgewater bridgewater.ca | 95.7 | 69 | 3,634 | 1,048 | August 21, 2026 |
| 5 | Town of Middleton discovermiddleton.ca | 95.1 | 1 | 1,991 | 821 | August 21, 2026 |
| 6 | West Hants Regional Municipality westhants.ca | 93.3 | 576 | 19,290 | 2,014 | August 21, 2026 |
| 7 | Town of Lunenburg townoflunenburg.ca | 93.2 | 8 | 975 | 427 | August 21, 2026 |
| 8 | Municipality of Cumberland cumberlandcounty.ns.ca | 92.2 | 93 | 894 | 408 | August 21, 2026 |
| 9 | Town of Truro truro.ca | 91.2 | 147 | 23,119 | 4,424 | August 22, 2026 |
| 9 | Town of Berwick berwick.ca | 91.2 | 164 | 3,955 | 724 | August 21, 2026 |
| 11 | Town of Antigonish townofantigonish.ca | 88.5 | 9 | 9,428 | 967 | August 22, 2026 |
| 12 | Cape Breton Regional Municipality cbrm.ns.ca | 86.8 | 8 | 2,100 | 455 | August 21, 2026 |
| 13 | Town of New Glasgow newglasgow.ca | 85.4 | 10 | 24,127 | 1,386 | August 21, 2026 |
| 14 | Municipality of East Hants easthants.ca | 84.7 | 11,361 | 14,864 | 11,459 | August 21, 2026 |
| 15 | Town of Digby digby.ca | 83.7 | 13 | 7,718 | 1,231 | August 22, 2026 |
| 16 | Town of Amherst amherst.ca | 82.7 | 2,056 | 2,634 | 1,362 | August 21, 2026 |
| 17 | Municipality of the County of Kings countyofkings.ca | 65.8 | 726 | 1,127 | 197 | August 21, 2026 |
| 18 | Town of Kentville kentville.ca | 64.9 | 2,458 | 45,618 | 1,240 | August 21, 2026 |
| 19 | Municipality of Chester chester.ca | 62.0 | 3,871 | 17,830 | 1,260 | August 21, 2026 |
| 20 | Municipality of the County of Inverness invernesscounty.ca | 55.4 | 791 | 36,384 | 748 | August 21, 2026 |
Critical / serious columns count individual instances of WCAG 2.2 A/AA issues detected by automated testing, excluding issues inside embedded third-party content. Sample sizes differ (up to full-site coverage); scores are averages per page tested, so they remain comparable across sample sizes.
Insufficient data — not ranked
We publish a score only when a clean, reliable test sample was completed. These municipalities could not be reliably tested — usually because the website's security system blocks automated tools. Blocking automated tools is a legitimate security choice and implies nothing about how accessible a website is.
| Halifax Regional Municipality A portion of test requests was blocked by the site's security system; a reliable sample could not be completed. We will retest at a gentler rate. | Not ranked |
| Town of Port Hawkesbury The site's security system blocked automated testing; no reliable sample could be completed. Blocking automated tools is a legitimate security choice and implies nothing about the site's accessibility. | Not ranked |
| Town of Wolfville The site's security system blocked automated testing; no reliable sample could be completed. Blocking automated tools is a legitimate security choice and implies nothing about the site's accessibility. | Not ranked |