Halifax Property Tax Calculator 2026: 1.113% Rate
Halifax's 2026 residential rate is 1.1130% of assessed value, about $6,199 a year on the $557,000 benchmark home. Enter the value from your assessment notice to see your own bill for the year and the month, where Halifax sits among the 2 Nova Scotia cities here, and who sets the value you are taxed on.
How the rate for Halifax is built. Fiscal 2026/27 urban residential, per $100 of assessed value: urban general rate $0.687 + local transit $0.095 + climate action $0.016 + supplementary education $0.015 + provincial rates $0.300 (mandatory education $0.290 + property valuation $0.010) = $1.113. Cross-checks with the average urban home reported by CBC/HRM ($357,500 assessed: $2,853 municipal at 0.798 + $1,126 provincial = $3,979 = 1.113 per $100).
| 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.
What property tax costs on a typical Halifax home
Halifax's benchmark home price is $557,000 (2026-07). If the assessment matched that price, the tax would be $6,199 a year, $516.62 a month. With 10% down at 4.5% over 25 years, the mortgage on that home is $2,860.57 a month, so with heat and insurance the cost of owning it is about $3,627 a month. Property tax is 14% of that, a real part of the monthly cost and one that keeps rising after the mortgage is paid off.
Against rent, the tax alone is 28% of the $1,826 average two-bedroom apartment rent in Halifax. The rent vs buy page for Halifax runs the whole comparison, and the mortgage page shows the income needed to qualify.
Property tax in Halifax by assessed value
At the 2026 residential rate of 1.1130%.
| Assessed value | Tax per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| $400,000 | $4,452 | $371.00 |
| $600,000 | $6,678 | $556.50 |
| $800,000 | $8,904 | $742.00 |
| $1,000,000 | $11,130 | $927.50 |
Who sets the assessed value in Halifax
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. Halifax sets only the rate, when council passes the budget.
How the rate for Halifax is built
Fiscal 2026/27 urban residential, per $100 of assessed value: urban general rate $0.687 + local transit $0.095 + climate action $0.016 + supplementary education $0.015 + provincial rates $0.300 (mandatory education $0.290 + property valuation $0.010) = $1.113. Cross-checks with the average urban home reported by CBC/HRM ($357,500 assessed: $2,853 municipal at 0.798 + $1,126 provincial = $3,979 = 1.113 per $100).
How Halifax compares in Nova Scotia
Halifax has the lowest residential rate of the 2 Nova Scotia cities in our data. On a $600,000 assessment that is $6,678 a year, $4,983 less than the same assessment in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, the highest. A low rate usually means a city with high home values, because the same budget spread over more assessed value needs a smaller rate, so compare bills on similar homes rather than rates.
| 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 Halifax?
- 1.1130% of assessed value for residential property in 2026, including the education portion. Fiscal 2026/27 urban residential, per $100 of assessed value: urban general rate $0.687 + local transit $0.095 + climate action $0.016 + supplementary education $0.015 + provincial rates $0.300 (mandatory education $0.290 + property valuation $0.010) = $1.113.
- How much is property tax on a typical home in Halifax?
- Halifax's benchmark home price is $557,000. At the 2026 rate the tax on that value is about $6,199 a year, $516.62 a month. Your assessment is usually not the same as the price, so check the value on your notice and enter that instead. In Nova Scotia it is set by the Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) as of January 1 of the previous year.
- Who decides the assessed value of my home in Halifax?
- 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 Halifax?
- By rate it is the lowest of the 2 Nova Scotia cities in our data. That usually goes with higher home values, so the bill on a typical Halifax home can still be substantial.
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