Mill Rates

Every year, Cardston County Council sets the mill rates through an approved Mill Rate Bylaw. These rates are used to calculate your annual property taxes.



What is a Mill Rate?

A mill rate represents the amount of taxes charged per $1,000 of assessed property value. The term “mill” refers to one-tenth of a cent ($0.001).



How Your Property Tax is Calculated

Your property tax bill is calculated using:
📊 Assessed property value (determined by the County’s property assessment process)
📊 Mill rate (set annually by Council)

Example Calculation

If your property is assessed at $100,000 and the residential mill rate is 7.4943 mills, your tax levy would be:

$100,000 ÷ 1,000 x 7.4943 = $749.43 in taxes



Why Mill Rates Change

Mill rates may change from year to year depending on:

  • Municipal budget needs (road maintenance, emergency services, recreation, etc.)
  • Changes in provincial requisitions (education tax, senior housing support)
  • Changes in assessment values across the County


Current Mill Rates

The most up-to-date mill rates are available in the annual Mill Rate Bylaw, which can be accessed here.



Mill Rate Breakdown

Requisitions Breakdown (Municipal Portion Not Included)

Description20212022202320242025
Provincial Policing0.25920.41410.3373-0.3060
Seniors Foundation0.21620.19840.19570.17210.1570
DIP (Designated Industrial Property)--0.0765-0.0701
Fire0.44160.44030.43740.42570.3600
Garbage0.28320.28820.27570.26990.2600
Education2.62002.42662.45242.24562.4870
Non-Residential Education3.87303.75993.48503.47473.8560

Municipal Portion (Mill Rates Set by Cardston County)

Description20212022202320242025
Residential3.85004.00004.20004.00003.1600
Agricultural11.840012.000012.200012.200012.2000
Non-Residential16.550016.800016.800016.800016.8000
Small Business14.895014.895014.895014.400014.4000
BITP (Business Incentive Tax Program)---12.600012.6000

Combined Mill Rate (Municipal Portion + All Requisitions)

Description20212022202320242025
Country Residential7.62667.61277.97537.45066.7300
Agricultural Land15.616615.612715.975315.650615.7700
Commercial/Industrial21.656221.822621.679521.556221.8091
Linear Property21.656221.822621.679521.556221.8091
Machinery & Equipment16.550016.800016.800016.800016.8000
Power Generation17.783218.062718.194518.081517.9531
Provincial Res Ed Exempt4.79044.98775.32725.03294.086
Provincial Agricultural12.780412.987713.3272-
M&E DIP16.626616.876616.871616.876516.8701
Commercial Non-DIP21.579621.746021.607921.479721.739
Small Business19.924619.841019.702919.079719.339
BITP (Business Incentive Tax Program)---17.279713.539

Minimum Property Tax

💡 Cardston County has set a $150 minimum property tax per parcel.



Questions?

If you have questions about how mill rates work or how your taxes are calculated, contact:
Cardston County Office
📞 403-653-4977
📧 Tamara@cardstoncounty.com