Tax and area rates

The Municipality of the County of Inverness generates 78% of its revenue from property tax rates. Tax rates are based on the taxable assessment of each property. Residential, Commercial and Resource properties are billed per $100 of taxable assessment.

Fire Department Area Rates
The Municipality bills and collects a fire department area rate for each of the volunteer fire departments in Inverness County. These rates are calculated in one of two ways. 1. A flat rate based on dwelling unit, or 2. An area rate calculated per $100 of taxable assessment.

Sewer Area Rates
The Municipality levies a sewer area rate for those properties that have sewer services and/or have access to the municipal sewer services.

Tax Rates

Residential

1.05

Commercial

1.91

Resource

1.05

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Sewer Area Rates

Wastewater Service Area Rate – District 1

0.393 per $100 of assessment

Wastewater Service Area Rate – District 3, 4, 5, 6

0.404 per $100 of assessment

District 1

Cheticamp Fire Department Area Rate

0.10

Cheticamp Fire Department Area Rate (Commercial)

0.06

Pleasant Bay Fire Department Area Rate

125.00

Meat Cove Fire Department Area Rate

60.00

District 2

LeMoine Fire Department Area Rate

0.08

LeMoine Fire Department Area Rate (Commercial)

0.05

North East Margaree Fire Department Area Rate

0.10

Margaree Fire Department Area Rate

0.10

Margaree Fire Department Area Rate (Commercial)

0.10

District 3

Inverness Fire Department Area Rate

0.08

District 4

Whycocomagh Fire Department Area Rate

0.10

Lake Ainslie/Upper Margaree Fire Department Area Rate

0.10

Valley Mills Fire Protection

0.10

Blues Mills Fire Protection

0.05

District 5

Mabou (1 Dwelling) Volunteer Fire Department

$150.00 Per 1 Dwelling Unit

Mabou (More than 1 dwelling) Volunteer Fire Department

$300.00 More than 2 Dwelling Units

Port Hood Island Fire Department Building Area Rate

0.10

Port Hood Fire Department Area Rate

0.10

Port Hood Fire Department Area Rate (Commercial)

0.06

District 6

Port Hastings Volunteer Fire Department

$0.13 Per $100 of assessment

Judique Volunteer Fire Department

$0.10 Per $100 of assessment

West Bay Road Volunteer Fire Department

$0.15 Per $100 of assessment