Below are the Property Tax and Area Rates for 2020-2021
Property Class
| Residential | $0.88 per $100 of assessment |
| Commercial | $1.46 per $100 of assessment |
| Resource | $0.88 per $100 of assessment |
| Farm | Exempt |
| Forest Acreage | $0.25 per acre (less than 50,000 acres) |
| Forest Acreage | $0.40 per acre (more than or equal 50,000 acres) |
| Recreation Acreage | $41.00 per acre (Exempt) |
Fire Protection – Fire Hydrants
| Fringe Area |
$0.085 per $100 of assessment Privately Owned – $200.00 per assessment account |
| Lower South River/St. Andrews |
$0.085 per $100 of assessment Privately Owner – $200.00 per assessment account |
Properties within 1000 feet of a hydrant shall be charged as follows:
Fire Protection Area Rates
| Antigonish County Volunteer Fire Department | $0.07 per $100 of assessment |
| North Shore Volunteer Fire Department | $0.15 per $100 of assessment, max $200.00 per ratepayer |
| District 2 – Town Fire Department | $0.049 per $100 of assessment, max $100.00 per property |
| Four Valley’s Fire Department | $0.15 per $100 of assessment, max $200.00 per property |
| Pomquet Emergency & Rescue Services | $0.15 per $100 of assessment |
| Tracadie Volunteer Fire Department | $0.10 per $100 of assessment, max $100.00 per property |
| St. Andrews & District Volunteer Fire Dept. | $0.11 per $100 of assessment |
| Goshen Fire Department | $50.00 Flat Rate per household/ business |
| Auld’s Cove Volunteer Fire Department |
$0.153 per $100 of assessment residential/resource $0.153 per $100 of assessment for commercial |
| Havre Boucher & District Volunteer Fire Dept | $0.15 per $100 of assessment |
| St. Mary’s Volunteer Fire Department | $30.00 Flat Rate per household |
| Merigomish Volunteer Fire Department | $0.155 per $100 of assessment, max $200 per property |
Streetlights
| Alex Terrace/Florence Circle | $27.31 per assessment account |
| Beech Hill Road | $57.96 per assessment account |
| Brierly Way | $52.03 per assessment account |
| Brookside Way | $36.72 per assessment account |
| Ceilidh Ridge | $20.36 per assessment account |
| Cloverville Road | $65.69 per assessment account |
| Crockett Court | $59.46 per assessment account |
| Havre Boucher Village | $0.037 per $100 of assessment |
| Heatherton | $52.77 per assessment account |
| Keating Court | $29.73 per assessment account |
| Mountain View Drive | $56.91 per assessment account |
| Pine Ridge | $24.40 per assessment account |
| Sheiling Court | $34.69 per assessment account |
| St. Andrews | $0.033 per $100 of assessment |
| Sylvan Valley | $59.46 per assessment account |
| Thorne Ridge | $21.40 per assessment account |
| Upper Big Tracadie/Monastery | $40.70 per assessment account |
| Whisper Avenue | $49.03 per assessment account |
Sewer Rate
| Flat Rate for Residential/Unit | $316.29 |
| Sewer Rate per sq. ft for Commercial | $00.11 |
| Sewer Rate per sq. ft for Industrial | $00.14 |