Nova Scotia

Kentville, 2025

Archive of hometown notes from Kentville: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2025

Miner's Marsh, Kentville · December 2025

Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

Oakdene Park's duck pond becomes a skating rink in winter and a concert stage in summer.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Kentville · December 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Kentville.

Kentville appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Oakdene Park, Kentville · December 2025

Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Kentville · December 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Kentville.

Broadband rows for Kentville come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Kentville internet page.

Kentville: Roots and Routes is the Town Recreation podcast that profiles · December 2025

Roots and Routes is the Town Recreation podcast that profiles places like Ravine Trail.

December 2025 in Kentville: Ravine Trail. Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail heads across Kentville.

Roots and Routes is the Town Recreation podcast that profiles places like Ravine Trail.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2025

Indoor radon around Kentville · November 2025

How Kentville sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Kentville follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Kentville in national context first.

Miner's Marsh keeps Kentville lively · November 2025

Miner's Marsh is a reason people stay fond of Kentville.

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

The Harvest Moon Trail connects into Miner's Marsh near Leverett Avenue.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kentville beside its neighbours · November 2025

How Kentville compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Kentville's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Oakdene Park in Kentville · November 2025

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2025

October 2025: property tax in Kentville

Published residential mill-rate context for Kentville.

Residential mill rates for Kentville appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Kentville beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Ravine Trail, Kentville · October 2025

Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail

October 2025 in Kentville: Ravine Trail. Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail heads across Kentville.

Oakdene Park's duck pond becomes a skating rink in winter and a concert stage in summer.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Oakdene Park, Kentville · October 2025

Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kentville: Miner's Marsh holds about 1.7 km of trail with birdwatching stands · October 2025

Miner's Marsh holds about 1.7 km of trail with birdwatching stands and interpretive panels.

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

Miner's Marsh holds about 1.7 km of trail with birdwatching stands and interpretive panels.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025

September 2025: building permits in Kentville

Where Kentville sits in published building-permit figures for September 2025.

Construction intent in Kentville shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Kentville permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Oakdene Park, Kentville · September 2025

Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Miner's Marsh keeps Kentville lively · September 2025

Miner's Marsh is a reason people stay fond of Kentville.

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

Oakdene Park's duck pond becomes a skating rink in winter and a concert stage in summer.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Ravine Trail in Kentville · September 2025

On OpenStats City Score for 2026, Kentville sits at rank 64 of 125. The hometown pitch is Valley wetlands and ravines before any

September 2025 in Kentville: Ravine Trail. Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail heads across Kentville.

The Harvest Moon Trail connects into Miner's Marsh near Leverett Avenue.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025: property tax in Kentville

Published residential mill-rate context for Kentville.

Residential mill rates for Kentville appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Kentville beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2025

Miner's Marsh in Kentville · August 2025

Kentville puts itself at the heart of the Annapolis Valley, and the parks system is how that claim feels true on foot. Miner's Marsh, the

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

Centre Square sits at 389 Main Street as a downtown programming address.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2025: Kentville drinking water

Kentville draws municipal drinking water from Northwest Kentville aquifer wellfield (seven production wells), treated at Kentville Business Park and Prospect Avenue treatment sites.

August 2025 is a good week to revisit Kentville's source: Northwest Kentville aquifer wellfield (seven production wells). Treatment at Kentville Business Park and Prospect Avenue treatment sites sits between the intake and the tap.

High-quality groundwater: liquid chlorine, sodium hydroxide pH adjustment, minimal fluoride (hydrofluosilicic acid). Raw water pumped ~8 km from West End wellfield.

See the Kentville water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Oakdene Park, Kentville · August 2025

Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Kentville · August 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Kentville.

Kentville appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

July 2025

Ravine Trail, Kentville · July 2025

Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail

July 2025 in Kentville: Ravine Trail. Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail heads across Kentville.

Miner's Marsh holds about 1.7 km of trail with birdwatching stands and interpretive panels.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Kentville · July 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Kentville.

Broadband rows for Kentville come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Kentville internet page.

Kentville: Roots and Routes is the Town Recreation podcast that profiles · July 2025

Roots and Routes is the Town Recreation podcast that profiles places like Ravine Trail.

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

Roots and Routes is the Town Recreation podcast that profiles places like Ravine Trail.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Kentville · July 2025

How Kentville sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Kentville follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Kentville in national context first.

June 2025

Oakdene Park keeps Kentville lively · June 2025

Oakdene Park is a reason people stay fond of Kentville.

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kentville beside its neighbours · June 2025

How Kentville compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Kentville's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Ravine Trail in Kentville · June 2025

On OpenStats City Score for 2026, Kentville sits at rank 64 of 125. The hometown pitch is Valley wetlands and ravines before any

June 2025 in Kentville: Ravine Trail. Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail heads across Kentville.

Centre Square sits at 389 Main Street as a downtown programming address.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2025: property tax in Kentville

Published residential mill-rate context for Kentville.

Residential mill rates for Kentville appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Kentville beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Miner's Marsh, Kentville · June 2025

Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

Oakdene Park's duck pond becomes a skating rink in winter and a concert stage in summer.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025

Ravine Trail, Kentville · May 2025 · 2

Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail

May 2025 in Kentville: Ravine Trail. Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail heads across Kentville.

The Harvest Moon Trail connects into Miner's Marsh near Leverett Avenue.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kentville: Miner's Marsh holds about 1.7 km of trail with birdwatching stands · May 2025

Miner's Marsh holds about 1.7 km of trail with birdwatching stands and interpretive panels.

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025: building permits in Kentville

Where Kentville sits in published building-permit figures for May 2025.

Building-permit value for Kentville comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Kentville permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Ravine Trail, Kentville · May 2025

Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail

May 2025 in Kentville: Ravine Trail. Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail heads across Kentville.

Roots and Routes is the Town Recreation podcast that profiles places like Ravine Trail.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025

Oakdene Park keeps Kentville lively · April 2025

Oakdene Park is a reason people stay fond of Kentville.

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Miner's Marsh in Kentville · April 2025

Kentville puts itself at the heart of the Annapolis Valley, and the parks system is how that claim feels true on foot. Miner's Marsh, the

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

The Harvest Moon Trail connects into Miner's Marsh near Leverett Avenue.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025: property tax in Kentville

Published residential mill-rate context for Kentville.

Residential mill rates for Kentville appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Kentville beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Oakdene Park in Kentville · April 2025

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2025

March 2025: Kentville drinking water

Kentville draws municipal drinking water from Northwest Kentville aquifer wellfield (seven production wells), treated at Kentville Business Park and Prospect Avenue treatment sites.

Kentville municipal drinking water starts at Northwest Kentville aquifer wellfield (seven production wells) and is treated at Kentville Business Park and Prospect Avenue treatment sites. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

High-quality groundwater: liquid chlorine, sodium hydroxide pH adjustment, minimal fluoride (hydrofluosilicic acid). Raw water pumped ~8 km from West End wellfield.

See the Kentville water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Ravine Trail, Kentville · March 2025

Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail

March 2025 in Kentville: Ravine Trail. Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail heads across Kentville.

Oakdene Park's duck pond becomes a skating rink in winter and a concert stage in summer.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Kentville · March 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Kentville.

Kentville appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Miner's Marsh, Kentville · March 2025

Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

Miner's Marsh holds about 1.7 km of trail with birdwatching stands and interpretive panels.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Kentville · March 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Kentville.

Broadband rows for Kentville come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Kentville internet page.

February 2025

Kentville: Roots and Routes is the Town Recreation podcast that profiles · February 2025

Roots and Routes is the Town Recreation podcast that profiles places like Ravine Trail.

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Kentville · February 2025

How Kentville sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Kentville follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Kentville in national context first.

Ravine Trail keeps Kentville lively · February 2025

Ravine Trail is a reason people stay fond of Kentville.

February 2025 in Kentville: Ravine Trail. Forest trail featured on Roots and Routes for Eastern Hemlocks and local conservation stories. Blue town signage helps newcomers find trail heads across Kentville.

The Harvest Moon Trail connects into Miner's Marsh near Leverett Avenue.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kentville beside its neighbours · February 2025

How Kentville compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Kentville's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

January 2025

Miner's Marsh in Kentville · January 2025

Kentville puts itself at the heart of the Annapolis Valley, and the parks system is how that claim feels true on foot. Miner's Marsh, the

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

Centre Square sits at 389 Main Street as a downtown programming address.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2025: property tax in Kentville

Published residential mill-rate context for Kentville.

Residential mill rates for Kentville appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Kentville beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Oakdene Park, Kentville · January 2025

Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep

Walk or drive through Kentville long enough and Oakdene Park comes up. Community hub with soccer fields, a natural playground, community garden, and seasonal rink. Summer concerts on the park stage keep evenings local.

Trail culture here is specific. Shared-use paths carry walkers and bikes under blue municipal signage, and Roots and Routes, the Recreation podcast, digs into places like Ravine Trail with its Eastern Hemlocks and Wabanaki-Acadian forest story. Downtown stays close: Centre Square at 389 Main Street, the Downtown Kentville Business District, and Experience Downtown Kentville links on the town site. Kentville Forward sits in the project spotlight language when council is pushing the next chapter. Errands and trailheads share the same small-town map.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Miner's Marsh, Kentville · January 2025

Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing

Miner's Marsh still orients Kentville. Protected wetland trail loop popular for birdwatching, with access from the Harvest Moon Trail and Bridge Street. Info panels and viewing stands make it a first stop for visitors who want Valley nature without leaving town.

The Harvest Moon Trail connects into Miner's Marsh near Leverett Avenue.

More on Kentville: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.