East Hants Tax Rates

The following information represents the rates for 2023/2024.

RESIDENTIAL RATES

All Residential or Resource property assessment pays the General Property Tax Rate of $0.8100 per $100 of assessment

  • 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

$3.4070: 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

Enfield/Elmsdale/Lantz Urban Area Service Rate – Residential/Resource $0.0650
Shubenacadie Urban Area Service Rate – Residential/Resource $0.1850
Milford Urban Area Service Rate – Residential/Resource $0.3450
Urban Area Service Rate – Commercial $0.6570
Milford Urban Area Service Rate – Commercial $1.2000
Enfield/Horne Settlement Streetlight Rate $0.0160
Urban Sidewalk & Streetlight Rate $0.0400
Urban Sidewalk Rate $0.0200
Rawdon Streetlight Rate $0.0430
Mt. Uniacke Streetlight Rate (L9) – Pinewood and Douglas Wood/Bus. Park $0.0200
Mt Uniacke Streetlight Rate (L10) – All other properties in Uniacke and Lakelands $0.0038
Nine Mile River Streetlight Rate $0.0200
Sportsplex Area Rate (Comm./Residential) – Rhines Creek to Enfield; NMR & Belnan $0.0400
Mount Uniacke District Recreation Fund Area Rate $0.0070
Waste Management Fee (per dwelling unit on filed assessment roll) $220.00 per DU
Wastewater Management Fee (per 1000 gallons of water) $10.00
Wastewater Management Fee (per cubic metre of water) $2.20

FIRE DEPARTMENT RATES

Brooklyn Fire Department $0.220
Elmsdale Fire Department $0.140
Enfield Fire Department $0.140
Gore Fire Department $0.220
Kennetcook Fire Department $0.220
Lantz Fire Department $0.140
Maitland Fire Department $0.220
Milford Fire Department $0.170
Mount Uniacke Fire Department $0.134
Nine Mile River Fire Department $0.170
Noel Fire Department $0.220
Rawdon Fire Department $0.230
Shubenacadie Fire Department $0.170
Walton Fire Department $0.220

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