What is the tax rate? When are taxes due? How is property assessed?

Property tax & assessment — Stewiacke, Nova Scotia

In the Town of Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, tax rate: One Percent (1%) of the sale price of the property; due dates: due and payable at the time of transfer of the property; penalty interest: interest at one percent per month beginning ten days after transfer; penalty of ten percent on unpaid tax after thirty days from date of transfer. Source: Deed Transfer Tax Bylaw, verified 2026-06-05.

Deed Transfer Tax Bylaw adopted bylaw

tax rate	One Percent (1%) of the sale price of the property	s. 2: "a tax of One Percent (1%) of the sale price"
due dates	due and payable at the time of transfer of the property	s. 7: "due and payable at the time of transfer of the property"
penalty interest	interest at one percent per month beginning ten days after transfer; penalty of ten percent on unpaid tax after thirty days from date of transfer	s. 11: "interest...at the rate of one percent per month...beginning ten days after the transfer, and a penalty of ten percent...after the expiry of thirty days"

scout note

Establishes the municipal deed transfer tax on property transactions in the Town of Stewiacke; metadata dated November 2013.