East Hants Tax Rates

• The difference between the listed all-inclusive rate and the $0.8100 are area rates charged for municipal services specific to an area and fire service charges
• The “Urban Area Service” rate includes sewer, sidewalks, streetlights and hydrants (hydrant services are not available in Milford)

What is in the General Property Tax Rate:

$0.2917 for Municipal Services

$0.2899 for Mandatory Provincial Funding

$0.2284 for RCMP Services

$0.8100: Total Residential/Resource General Property Tax Rate

COMMERCIAL RATES

All Commercial property pays the Commercial General Property Tax Rate of $2.5700 per $100 of assessment

• The difference between the listed all-inclusive rate and the $2.5700 are area rates charged for municipal services specific to that area and fire service charges.
• The “Urban Area Service” rate includes sewer, sidewalks, streetlights and hydrants (hydrant services are not available in Milford).

What is in the Commercial General Property Tax Rate:

$2.0517 for Municipal Services

$0.2899 for Mandatory Provincial Funding

$0.2284 for RCMP Services

$2.57: Total Commercial General Property Tax Rate

WASTE MANAGEMENT FEE

• A Waste Management Fee of $220 is charged per dwelling unit and is not reflected in these rates.

WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT FEE

• A Wastewater Management Fee of $10.00 per 1,000 gallons ($2.20 per cubic meter) of billed water is charged through the East Hants Water Utility billing process, and transferred to the Urban Service Rate to contribute to the cost of wastewater services.  This fee is not reflected in these rates.

ALL-INCLUSIVE TAX RATES

The following are the 2023/2024 all-inclusive tax rates by community and service level (per $100 of Assessment), excluding the Waste Management and Wastewater Management Fees.

ELMSDALE

$1.0550: Residential Serviced – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Area Service

$1.0300: Residential Sidewalk & Streetlight – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk & Streetlight

$3.4070: Commercial Serviced – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Area Service

$2.7900: Commercial Sidewalk & Streetlight – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk & Streetlight

ENFIELD

$1.0550: Residential Serviced – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Area Service

$1.0300: Residential Sidewalk & Streetlight – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk & Streetlight

$3.4170: Commercial Serviced – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Area Service

$2.7900: Commercial Sidewalk & Streetlight – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk & Streetlight

$1.0060: Enfield Horne Settlement Residential Streetlight – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Enfield Horne Settlement Streetlight

GORE

$1.0300: Residential – General, Fire

$2.7900: Commercial – General, Fire

KENNETCOOK

$1.0300: Residential – General, Fire

$2.7900: Commercial – General, Fire

LANTZ

$1.0550: Residential Serviced – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Area Service

$3.4070: Commercial Serviced – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Area Service

MAITLAND

$1.0300: Residential – General, Fire

$2.7900: Commercial – General, Fire

MILFORD

$1.3650: Residential Serviced – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Milford Urban Area Service

$1.0600: Residential Sidewalk & Streetlight – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk & Streetlight

$1.0400: Residential Sidewalk Only – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk

$3.9800: Commercial Serviced – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Milford Urban Area Service

$2.8200: Commercial Sidewalk & Streetlight – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk & Streetlight

$2.8000: Commercial Sidewalk Only – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk

MOUNT UNIACKE

$0.9548: Residential Streetlight (L10) – General, Fire, District Recreation Fund,  Streetlight (L10)

$0.9710: Residential Streetlight (L9) – General, Fire, District Recreation Fund,  Streetlight (L9)

$2.7148: Commercial (L10) – Commercial, Fire, District Recreation Fund, Streetlight (L10)

$2.7310: Commercial (L9) – Commercial, Fire, District Recreation Fund, Streetlight (L9)

NINE MILE RIVER

$1.0550: Residential Serviced – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Area Service

$1.0400: Residential Streetlight – General, Fire, Sportsplex, NMR Streetlight

$3.4070: Commercial Serviced – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Area Service

$2.8000: Commercial Streetlight – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, NMR Streetlight

NOEL

$1.0300: Residential – General, Fire

$2.7900: Commercial – General, Fire

RAWDON

$1.0400: Residential, No Streetlight – General, Fire

$1.0830: Residential, Streetlight – General, Fire, Streetlight

$2.8000: Commercial No Streetlight – Commercial, Fire

$2.8430: Commercial Streetlight – Commercial, Fire, Streetlight

SHUBENACADIE

$1.2050: Residential Serviced – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Shubenacadie Urban Area Service

$1.0400: Residential Sidewalk Only – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk

$1.0600: Residential Sidewalk & Streetlight – General, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk & Streetlight

$3.4370: Commercial Serviced – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Area Service

$2.8000: Commercial Sidewalk Only – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk

$2.8200: Commercial Sidewalk & Streetlight – Commercial, Fire, Sportsplex, Urban Sidewalk & Streetlight

 INDIVIDUAL AREA RATES

FIRE DEPARTMENT RATES