Property tax & assessment — Kentville, Nova Scotia

What is the tax rate? When are taxes due? How is property assessed?

Town of Kentville has 3 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-05.

Bylaw 202 Reduced Taxation adopted bylaw
tax rate rate charged to the base rate of residential properties within Municipality of the County of Kings s. 3.2
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Establishes reduced property taxation for qualifying properties in Kentville, referencing the Assessment Act and specifying eligible parcels.

Bylaw 204 Partial Tax Exemption adopted bylaw

Grants partial property tax exemptions to qualifying Canadian charitable organizations for specified lands and buildings in Kentville.

CH109 Deed Transfer Tax Bylaw adopted bylaw
tax rate one point five percent (1.5%) rate of the deed transfer tax shall be one point five percent
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Imposes a deed transfer tax at 1.5% of property value transferred in the Town of Kentville, effective July 1, 2024.

Machine-readable: property-tax.json · Official website: http://www.town.kentville.ns.ca · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Property tax & assessment in other municipalities