Property tax & assessment across Nova Scotia
What is the tax rate? When are taxes due? How is property assessed?
27 of 49 municipalities in Nova Scotia have an adopted bylaw on property tax & assessment on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle District municipality |
Deed Transfer Tax By-Law No. 31 | tax rate: 1 (One) percent of the value of the property transferred | 2026-06-05 |
| Barrington District municipality |
Deed Transfer Tax By-Law No. 39
adopted 2017-11-06 |
tax rate: 1.5 (One point Five) percent | 2026-06-05 |
| Berwick Town |
Assessment By-Law
+1 more adopted 1963-07-09 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Bridgewater Town |
Chapter 167 - Tax Collection Fees By-Law
adopted 1993-11-30 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Cape Breton Regional municipality |
D-200 Deed Transfer By-Law
adopted 2002-11-19 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Clare District municipality |
Deed Transfer Tax By-Law No. 20 | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Kentville Town |
Bylaw 202 Reduced Taxation
+2 more adopted 2025-12-15 |
tax rate: rate charged to the base rate of residential properties within Municipality of the County of Kings · tax rate: one point five percent (1.5%) | 2026-06-05 |
| Kings County municipality |
By-law 113 Deed Transfer Tax By-law
adopted 2025-11-03 |
tax rate: 1.5 (One point Five) percent | 2026-06-05 |
| Lockeport Town |
Deed Transfer Tax By-Law (By-Law No. 2006-01) | tax rate: 1.5 percent | 2026-06-05 |
| Lunenburg District municipality |
By-law 009 Full Tax Exemption
+2 more |
tax rate: residential rate · tax rate: 1.25 percent | 2026-06-05 |
| Lunenburg Town |
Tax Exemption Bylaw (Property Used for Charitable Purposes)
+1 more |
tax rate: one and one half percent (1.5%) | 2026-06-05 |
| Mahone Bay Town |
Deed Transfer Tax Bylaw
+1 more adopted 2018-06-12 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Mulgrave Town |
By-Law #03 Tax Exemptions By-Law
+1 more adopted 2011-09-06 |
tax rate: one and a half percent | 2026-06-05 |
| New Glasgow Town |
Deed Transfer Tax Bylaw | tax rate: 1 percent (1%) of the value of the property transferred | 2026-06-05 |
| Pictou County municipality |
Deed Transfer Tax By-Law
adopted 2009-07-06 |
tax rate: one percent (1%) | 2026-06-05 |
| Port Hawkesbury Town |
Deed Transfer Tax Bylaw
adopted 2012-10-18 |
tax rate: one and one-half percent (1.5 %) | 2026-06-05 |
| Queens Regional municipality |
Bylaw No. 14 — Tax Exemption Bylaw
adopted 2026-02-24 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Richmond County municipality |
By-Law #43 — Deed Transfer Tax By-Law
adopted 2016-09-26 |
tax rate: one and a half percent | 2026-06-05 |
| Shelburne Town |
Deed Transfer Tax By Law | tax rate: 1.5% | 2026-06-05 |
| St. Mary's District municipality |
Deed Transfer Tax By-Law | tax rate: 1.25 % percent | 2026-06-05 |
| Stellarton Town |
Deed Transfer Tax | tax rate: 1 percent (1%) | 2026-06-05 |
| Stewiacke Town |
Deed Transfer Tax Bylaw | tax rate: One Percent (1%) of the sale price of the property · due dates: due and payable at the time of transfer of the property · penalty interest: interest at one percent per month beginning ten days after transfer; penalty of ten percent on unpaid tax after thirty days from date of transfer | 2026-06-05 |
| Trenton Town |
By-law No. 43 — Municipal Land Transfer Tax | tax rate: one half of one per cent · due dates: at the time of making transfer · penalty interest: interest at the rate of one half of one per cent per month... penalty of ten per cent... after thirty days | 2026-06-05 |
| Truro Town |
Deed Transfer Tax Bylaw 2025 | tax rate: 1.5 percent | 2026-06-05 |
| Victoria County municipality |
Deed Transfer Tax Bylaw | tax rate: 1.5% of the value of the property transferred | 2026-06-05 |
| West Hants Regional municipality |
Deed Transfer Tax By-Law RD-001 | tax rate: one and one half per cent (1.5%) | 2026-06-05 |
| Yarmouth District municipality |
Tax Exemption By-Law T-082-26
adopted 2026-05-08 |
tax rate: residential tax rate | 2026-06-05 |
Nothing on file for property tax & assessment
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (22) — Amherst, Annapolis, Annapolis Royal, Antigonish, Antigonish, Chester, Clark's Harbour, Colchester, Cumberland, Digby, Digby, East Hants, Guysborough, Halifax, Inverness, Middleton, Oxford, Pictou, Shelburne, Westville, Wolfville, Yarmouth.