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Kentville property taxes 2025
Nova Scotia · Municipal mill rates · provincial open data and municipal tax bylaws
By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources
Direct municipal data14.26millsHigh
~$6,417/yr on $450,000 assessed home
019National avg9.94NS avg16.45
Residential mill rate
14.26
mills · $6,417/yr municipal on $450K
Est. annual tax
$8,649
Municipal + education on $450,000 home
YoY mill rate change
+0.0%
2024 → 2025
Reading this page
Kentville's 2025 residential mill rate is 14.2600 mills, plus an education levy of 4.9600 mills. That combination works out to roughly $8,649 per year on a $450,000 assessed home.
The commercial mill rate is 32.9600 mills, and the residential rate is 13% below the Nova Scotia average of 16.45 mills.
How to read this
One mill equals $1 of tax per $1,000 of assessed value. Rates are compiled from provincial open schedules and municipal tax bylaws, then normalized to mills where the source allows. Assessment systems differ (BC Assessment, Ontario MPAC phase-in, Alberta market value, Nova Scotia capped assessment), so cross-province rate rankings are not dollar rankings until bases align.
Start with the residential mill rate and the sample bill on a median assessed home, then ask whether education or regional levies sit on top. Municipal rate is the piece council sets; your notice may show a higher total. Compare cities on a similar assessed value, and keep class in mind (residential vs commercial or multi-residential).
Use the calculator for a rough personal estimate, then confirm the current tax bylaw and your assessment notice before budgeting or a purchase decision. Method detail: methodology.
Figure 1 · Assessment math
Mills to dollars on a median home
Kentville's residential mill rate of 14.26 mills on a $450,000 assessed home yields roughly $6,417 per year in municipal tax before education levies.
Mill rate history
Year-over-year residential mill rates
202514.26 mills
202414.26 mills
202314.26 mills
202214.08 mills
202114.11 mills
202014.27 mills
201914.02 mills
201813.87 mills
201713.9 mills
201613.7 mills
Tax estimate on median home
Based on a $450,000 assessed value
Annual breakdown
- Municipal portion
- $6,417
- Education levy
- $2,232
- Commercial mill rate
- 32.96 mills
- Estimated total
- $8,649/yr
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Source · Nova Scotia open data (ure8-3w7m) 2025. Last updated 2025. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.