Cape Breton Regional Municipality Property Tax Calculator 2026: 1.944% Rate
Cape Breton Regional Municipality's 2026 residential rate is 1.9435% of assessed value, $11,661 a year on a $600,000 assessment. Enter the value from your assessment notice to see your own bill for the year and the month, where Cape Breton Regional Municipality sits among the 2 Nova Scotia cities here, and who sets the value you are taxed on.
How the rate for Cape Breton Regional Municipality is built. Fiscal 2026/27 for a home in Sydney (urban), per $100 of assessed value: CBRM residential base rate $0.8931 + provincial education $0.3156 + Sydney fire area rate $0.4570 + hydrant $0.1586 + Sydney transit $0.1192 = $1.9435. Municipal rates unchanged from 2025/26.
| What the bill usually adds or leaves out | |
|---|---|
| Flat charges for water, sewer, garbage or stormwater, where the city bills them separately | not included |
| Local improvement charges and business improvement area levies | not included |
| Provincial or municipal homeowner grants and seniors' deferrals that lower the bill | not included |
| A change in the assessment when the roll is updated or the home is sold | not modelled |
Show the math
Annual tax = assessed value × total residential rate. The rate is the sum of the municipal levy, the provincial or school education levy and any regional, transit or library levy that is charged on value, exactly as the city publishes it for 2026. Cities that publish mill rates (per $1,000) or rates per $100 of assessment are converted to a percentage. The assessed value comes from your province's assessment body, which is not the market value: Ontario still uses January 1, 2016 values, BC uses July 1 of the previous year, Alberta July 1 of the previous year, Quebec a three-year roll. The ranking compares the rates published by the 2 Nova Scotia municipalities in our data, not every municipality in the province.
Property tax in Cape Breton Regional Municipality by assessed value
At the 2026 residential rate of 1.9435%.
| Assessed value | Tax per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| $400,000 | $7,774 | $647.83 |
| $600,000 | $11,661 | $971.75 |
| $800,000 | $15,548 | $1,295.67 |
| $1,000,000 | $19,435 | $1,619.58 |
Who sets the assessed value in Cape Breton Regional Municipality
The value on your notice comes from the Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC), every year, with notices in January. For 2026 it reflects January 1 of the previous year. Nova Scotia caps the yearly increase in a home's taxable assessment at the rate of inflation for owners who stay put, so two identical houses can carry different taxable values depending on when they last sold. Cape Breton Regional Municipality sets only the rate, when council passes the budget.
How the rate for Cape Breton Regional Municipality is built
Fiscal 2026/27 for a home in Sydney (urban), per $100 of assessed value: CBRM residential base rate $0.8931 + provincial education $0.3156 + Sydney fire area rate $0.4570 + hydrant $0.1586 + Sydney transit $0.1192 = $1.9435. Municipal rates unchanged from 2025/26.
How Cape Breton Regional Municipality compares in Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Regional Municipality has the highest residential rate of the 2 Nova Scotia cities in our data. A $600,000 assessment costs $11,661 a year, $4,983 more than in Halifax, the lowest. A high rate usually reflects lower home values, so on a typical local home the bill is often closer to other cities than the rate suggests.
| City | Rank | Rate | Tax on $600,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 1 of 2 | 1.113% | $6,678 |
| Cape Breton Regional Municipality | 2 of 2 | 1.944% | $11,661 |
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Common questions
Frequently asked questions
- What is the property tax rate in Cape Breton Regional Municipality?
- 1.9435% of assessed value for residential property in 2026, including the education portion. Fiscal 2026/27 for a home in Sydney (urban), per $100 of assessed value: CBRM residential base rate $0.8931 + provincial education $0.3156 + Sydney fire area rate $0.4570 + hydrant $0.1586 + Sydney transit $0.1192 = $1.9435.
- How much is property tax on a $800,000 home in Cape Breton Regional Municipality?
- About $15,548 a year, or $1,295.67 a month, if $800,000 is the assessed value. If it is the purchase price, use the value on the assessment notice instead. In Nova Scotia that value is set by the Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) as of January 1 of the previous year, which is usually lower.
- Who decides the assessed value of my home in Cape Breton Regional Municipality?
- The Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC), every year, with notices in January. The 2026 value is based on January 1 of the previous year. Nova Scotia caps the yearly increase in a home's taxable assessment at the rate of inflation for owners who stay put, so two identical houses can carry different taxable values depending on when they last sold. The city sets the rate, not the value, when it passes its budget.
- Is property tax high in Cape Breton Regional Municipality?
- By rate it is the highest of the 2 Nova Scotia cities in our data. That usually goes with lower home values, so the bill on a typical Cape Breton Regional Municipality home is closer to the other cities than the rate suggests.
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