Table data provided by the HRM. You can view the original pdf here. Figures as part of a chart entitled. “Preliminary Analysis on Best Possible Tax System Average Municipal Tax for Single Family Homes (Includes Condos and Mobile Homes, Excludes Low Income Rebates) 24-Nov-09″. A caveat at the bottom of the table explains what is not included in this, “Note: Amounts exclude Low Income Rebates. Final adjustments are not included to treat mobile homes as multi-unit; and, for the 2009 changes in the Transit Tax structure. Not all area rates are included in the “Current Tax”.”
| District | Average Property 2009 (taxable) | Current Tax (2007) | Draft Tax Model (2007) | Change in taxes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District 1 (Eastern Shore – Musquodoboit Valley) | 79,048 | 513 | 955 | 86.20% |
| 1 | – “Resource” part of District | 66,115 | 432 | 928 | 114.80% |
| 1 | – “Commuter Shed” part of District | 119,553 | 769 | 1,031 | 34.10% |
| 2 | District 2 (Waverley – Fall River – Beaver Bank) | 180,714 | 1,243 | 1,135 | -8.70% |
| 2 | – “Urban” part of District | 124,867 | 959 | 1,137 | 18.60% |
| 2 | – “Suburban” part of District | 212,161 | 1,423 | 1,156 | -18.80% |
| 2 | – “Rural” part of District | 172,780 | 1,132 | 1,060 | -6.40% |
| 3 | District 3 (Preston – Lawrencetown – Chezzetcook) | 136,350 | 914 | 1,088 | 19.00% |
| 3 | – “Urban” part of District | 121,538 | 957 | 1,284 | 34.20% |
| 3 | – “Rural” part of District | 138,786 | 906 | 1,056 | 16.60% |
| 4 | District 4 (Cole Harbour) | 168,991 | 1,322 | 1,376 | 4.10% |
| 4 | – “Urban” part of District | 168,968 | 1,323 | 1,377 | 4.10% |
| 4 | – “Suburban” part of District | 172,830 | 1,169 | 1,098 | -6.10% |
| 5 | District 5 (Dartmouth Centre) | 179,336 | 1,396 | 1,317 | -5.70% |
| 6 | District 6 (East Dartmouth – The Lakes) | 182,363 | 1,434 | 1,379 | -3.80% |
| 6 | – “Urban” part of District | 182,474 | 1,436 | 1,381 | -3.80% |
| 6 | – “Suburban” part of District | 170,302 | 1,180 | 1,216 | 3.10% |
| 7 | District 7 (Portland – East Woodlawn) | 171,712 | 1,343 | 1,388 | 3.40% |
| 8 | District 8 (Woodside – Eastern Passage) | 130,596 | 987 | 1,334 | 35.20% |
| 8 | – “Urban” part of District | 126,777 | 979 | 1,365 | 39.40% |
| 8 | – “Suburban” part of District | 159,323 | 1,051 | 1,103 | 4.90% |
| 9 | District 9 (Albro Lake – Harbourview) | 129,326 | 1,005 | 1,316 | 30.90% |
| 10 | District 10 (Clayton Park West) | 220,517 | 1,726 | 1,386 | -19.70% |
| 11 | District 11 (Halifax North End) | 172,810 | 1,342 | 1,319 | -1.70% |
| 12 | District 12 (Halifax Downtown) | 234,769 | 1,815 | 1,353 | -25.50% |
| 13 | District 13 (Northwest Arm – South End) | 432,700 | 3,379 | 1,317 | -61.00% |
| 14 | District 14 (Connaught – Quinpool) | 241,927 | 1,883 | 1,316 | -30.10% |
| 15 | District 15 (Fairview – Clayton Park) | 163,730 | 1,289 | 1,359 | 5.40% |
| 16 | District 16 (Rockingham – Wentworth) | 229,185 | 1,793 | 1,382 | -22.90% |
| 17 | District 17 (Purcell’s Cove – Armdale) | 229,093 | 1,783 | 1,378 | -22.70% |
| 18 | District 18 (Spryfield – Herring Cove) | 136,141 | 981 | 1,244 | 26.80% |
| 18 | – “Urban” part of District | 133,157 | 1,023 | 1,343 | 31.30% |
| 18 | – “Rural” part of District | 141,163 | 910 | 1,078 | 18.50% |
| 19 | District 19 (Middle and Upper Sackville – Lucasville) | 141,995 | 1,045 | 1,310 | 25.40% |
| 19 | – “Urban” part of District | 132,849 | 1,022 | 1,365 | 33.60% |
| 19 | – “Suburban” part of District | 169,760 | 1,123 | 1,156 | 2.90% |
| 20 | District 20 (Lower Sackville) | 136,259 | 1,054 | 1,372 | 30.20% |
| 21 | District 21 (Bedford) | 234,885 | 1,831 | 1,359 | -25.80% |
| 21 | – “Urban” part of District | 236,304 | 1,845 | 1,363 | -26.10% |
| 21 | – “Suburban” part of District | 169,254 | 1,153 | 1,176 | 2.00% |
| 22 | District 22 (Timberlea – Prospect) | 159,534 | 1,103 | 1,156 | 4.80% |
| 22 | – “Urban” part of District | 148,413 | 1,151 | 1,332 | 15.70% |
| 22 | – “Suburban” part of District | 148,366 | 991 | 1,112 | 12.20% |
| 22 | – “Rural” part of District | 167,972 | 1,072 | 1,030 | -3.90% |
| 23 | District 23 (Hammonds Plains – St. Margaret’s) | 216,162 | 1,412 | 1,097 | -22.30% |
| 23 | – “Suburban” part of District | 290,270 | 1,959 | 1,183 | -39.60% |
| 23 | – “Rural” part of District | 199,132 | 1,286 | 1,077 | -16.30% |
This article appears in Dec 10-16, 2009.