The City of St. John’s calculates the Municipal Tax for your property based on the property's assessed value and City Council approved mil rate. Water tax is calculated on a per unit basis. For example: A residential property that has been assessed at $225,000 in 2021 is taxed at a residential mil rate of 7.7. To determine the amount of property tax that is paid on that house, you multiply the assessed value by the mil rate (i.e. $225,000 x .0077 = $1732.50). This is the Realty Tax portion of the total tax payable. To get the full tax bill, we would add water tax of $620 (single family dwelling) and the total tax payable for this property would then be $2,352.50 for 2021. Water tax covers the cost of all water related operations (including staffing) for water quality, distribution, and treatment at locations such as Winsor Lake, Bay Bulls Big Pond, Petty Harbour Long Pond and River Head.

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