1542 Canaan Road
$599,900ASSESSED $338,600 · 2026
Taxed on $187,400 of a $338,600 assessment — $151,200 sheltered by the NS assessment cap, at $1.180 per $100.
| Jun 16, 2026 | Listed | $599,900 |
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ARITHMETIC ON PUBLISHED RATES — NOT A QUOTE, NOT ADVICE · SNS DEED-TRANSFER LIST JULY 2026
- Parcel DossierSix sections, one document — the parcel, the ground, the ledger, the evidence, the cost, the screens.MEMBER · READY›
- Site Plan · TerrainS-1 and S-2 — dimensions, then the ground in section. Lot on record: 66 acres.MEMBER · 2 SHEETS›
- Tax & closingYear one $3,995 — $1,784 more than the seller pays today, because the cap resets on sale.FREE›
- Sold compsRegistry sales around this parcel, on your own radius and window.MEMBER›
- CompareHold this beside your finalists — asking, $/sqft against the area, tax after purchase.FREE›
Latest assessment $338,600 vs asking $599,900. A government record, not an estimate — ScotianAtlas computes no consumer valuation.
2026 assessments in Canaan run $9,900 to $344,400 (10th–90th percentile, 271 properties). Position within the distribution is a fact of the roll, not an opinion of value.
Compiled from provincial mapping — approximate, not a legal survey. Full dimensions and print live on the Site Plan sheet.
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