Property Taxes & Assessments
Property taxes are the City of St. John's main source of revenue in providing day to day services and programs to its residents.
Residential and commercial property tax is set every year. We calculate the municipal tax for your property based on the property's assessed value multiplied by the current mill rate. Water tax is calculated on a per-unit basis.
Click the icons below to learn more about taxation and assessment or scroll down to learn more about how your taxes are calculated and understanding your tax bill.
How Property Tax is Calculated
Let’s say a home is assessed at $225,000 and the residential mill rate is 9.1 mills.
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Multiply the assessed value by the mill rate to get the property tax:
$225,000 × 0.0091 = $2,047.50 -
Add the water tax for a single-family home: $690
Total tax for 2024: $2,047.50 + $690 = $2,737.50
This total is what the homeowner would pay for the year.
Understanding Your Tax Bill
Learn more about the information printed on your tax bill. The red circled numbers on the sample tax bill below correspond to the numbered list of explanations at right.
1. Tax Account Number
2. Mailing Address
3. Property Location
4. Current tax period being billed
5. Total amount in current taxes and arrears owing
6. Current assessed value
7. Property tax class
8. Current mill rate
9. Current taxes
10. Water Units Billed
11. Balance on account as of
12. Current Taxes
13. Notes explaining how and when interest is charged on your tax account
14. Interest rate charged on overdue amounts
15. Due date for current taxes
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