Property Tax Comparisons to Other Municipalities

Each year, Niagara Region compares its tax rate to other similar municipalities in Ontario to ensure residents are sharing a similar tax burden.

On average, Niagara Residents pay slightly higher than average taxes for bungalows and executive homes. Commercial taxes are higher and Industrial taxes are slightly lower than other municipalities.

Average Property Tax for Similar Property (2010)
Bungalow 2009 2010  
Oshawa $3,727 $3,850
Hamilton $3,402 $3,460
Brampton $3,274 $3,344
Waterloo $3,075 $3,222
Oakville $3,053 $3,133
Burlington $2,928 $3,016
Caledon $2,865 $2,934
Niagara Region $2,864 $2,924
 
Executive Home 2009 2010  
Waterloo $5,900 $6,040
Oshawa $5,881 $5,931
Hamilton $5,513 $5,742
Burlington $5,415 $5,522
Oakville $5,295 $5,377
Niagara Region $5,251 $5,350
Brampton $4,792 $4,988
Caledon $4,117 $4,244


Property Class Property Type Average Niagara Average
Other Areas
+/-
Residential Bungalow $2,924 $2,873 1.78%
Executive $5,350 $5,342 0.15%
 
Multi-Res Walk-up (Unit) $1,339 $1,327 0.90%
Mid/High-rise (Unit) $1,502 $1,525 -1.51%
 
Commercial Office Buildings (Sq. Ft) $1.55 $1.53 1.31%
Neighbourhood Shopping (Sq. Ft) $1.93 $1.77 9.04%
Hotels (Unit) $1,183 $970 21.96%
Motels (Unit) $722 $703 2.70%
 
Industrial Industrial Vacant Land (Acre) $1,309 $1,637 -20.04%
Residual Industrial (Sq. Ft) $1.00 $0.96 4.17%
Large Industrial (Sq. Ft) $0.66 $0.74 -10.81%

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