The upper part of the Musquodoboit Valley comprises the largest farming district in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
The farms have adapted over time from family-run farms to large commercial scale farms, to adapt to the changing market.
Most of the non-farming businesses within the valley are concentrated in Upper Musquodoboit and Middle Musquodoboit.

Middle Musquodoboit had a Co-op store, which recently closed, as well as a bakery and restaurant.
A fire station is present within the community, as well as a detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The Natural Resources Education Centre is located within the community as well, offering cuuriculum-based programs as well as three kilometres (1.9 mi) of hiking trails.
A federal post office and branch of the Royal Bank of Canada are in the community as well.
Middle Musquodoboit also hosts the annual Halifax County Exhibition.
Upper Musquodoboit has a convenience store, a volunteer fire station, an auto-body shop and a limestone mine.

Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in the Musquodoboit Valley.
It is located in Middle Musquodoboit and is on the opposite side of the river to the downtown area.
It is adjacent to Braeside Nursing Home.
The upper part of the Musquodoboit Valley comprises the largest farming district in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The farms have adapted over time from family-run farms to large commercial scale farms, to adapt to the changing market. Most of the non-farming businesses within the valley are concentrated in Upper Musquodoboit and Middle Musquodoboit.
Middle Musquodoboit had a Co-op store, which recently closed, as well as a bakery and restaurant. A fire station is present within the community, as well as a detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Natural Resources Education Centre is located within the community as well, offering cuuriculum-based programs as well as three kilometres (1.9 mi) of hiking trails. A federal post office and branch of the Royal Bank of Canada are in the community as well. Middle Musquodoboit also hosts the annual Halifax County Exhibition. Upper Musquodoboit has a convenience store, a volunteer fire station, an auto-body shop and a limestone mine.
Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in the Musquodoboit Valley. It is located in Middle Musquodoboit and is on the opposite side of the river to the downtown area. It is adjacent to Braeside Nursing Home.
Musquodoboit Valley