| Share | Rate | On $750,000 |
|---|---|---|
| General rate | 1.99% | $14,925 |
| Total | 1.99% | $14,925 |
| City | Rate | On $750,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 1.94% | $14,520 |
| Middleton | 1.96% | $14,722 |
| Shelburne | 1.99% | $14,925 |
| Westville | 1.99% | $14,925 |
| Digby | 2.1% | $15,750 |
On a $750,000 building, the deed transfer tax in Shelburne comes to $11,250, at the 1.5% rate the municipality sets on the price paid. Each municipality sets its own, capped at 1.5% by law.
A buyer who does not live in Nova Scotia adds 10% of the higher of the price and the assessment: $75,000 more on the same triplex. A fourplex is exempt, and a buyer who becomes a resident within a year is exempt too.
In Nova Scotia, the assessment of a building with fewer than four units owned by a resident rises only with inflation: 2.6% in 2026. After years it sits far below market value, and so does the tax bill shown in the listing.
The cap comes off at the sale: on the next roll the building is taxed on its value. In Shelburne, a triplex bought at $750,000 will then pay about $16,110 a year, whatever the seller's bill. Plexmeter compares the two and works out the year-2 cash flow. That amount includes $395 per unit of fees billed by the unit.
Shelburne's rate is 1.99%. On a $750,000 plex that is $14,925 a year.
No. The assessment cap comes off at the sale: on the next roll the building is taxed on its market value.