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 lower than average taxes for bungalows and average taxes condo and executive homes. Commercial and Industrial taxes are slightly lower than other municipalities.
Average Property Tax for Similar Property (2009)
| Bungalow
|
|
| Oshawa |
$3,727 |
 |
| Hamilton |
$3,402 |
|
| Brampton |
$3,274 |
|
| Waterloo |
$3,075 |
|
| Oakville |
$3,053 |
|
| Burlington |
$2,928 |
|
| Caledon |
$2,865 |
|
| Niagara Region |
$2,864 |
|
| |
| Executive Home
|
|
| Waterloo |
$5,900 |
|
| Oshawa |
$5,881 |
|
| Hamilton |
$5,513 |
|
| Burlington |
$5,415 |
|
| Oakville |
$5,295 |
|
| Niagara Region |
$5,251 |
|
| Brampton |
$4,792 |
|
| Caledon |
$4,117 |
|
| Property Class |
Property Type |
Average Niagara |
Average
Other Areas |
+/- |
| Residential |
Bungalow |
$2,864 |
$2,811 |
1.89% |
| Executive |
$5,251 |
$5,178 |
1.41% |
| |
| Multi-Res |
Walk-up (Unit) |
$1,295 |
$1,308 |
-0.99% |
| Mid/High-rise (Unit) |
$1,405 |
$1,499 |
-6.27% |
| |
| Commercial |
Office Buildings (Sq. Ft) |
$1.34 |
$1.54 |
-12.99% |
| Neighbourhood Shopping (Sq. Ft) |
$1.87 |
$1.77 |
5.65% |
| Hotels (Unit) |
$1,349 |
$1,007 |
33.96% |
| Motels (Unit) |
$742 |
$713 |
4.07% |
| |
| Industrial |
Industrial Vacant Land (Acre) |
$1,278 |
$1,548 |
-17.44% |
| Residual Industrial (Sq. Ft) |
$1.01 |
$0.99 |
2.02% |
| Large Industrial (Sq. Ft) |
$0.65 |
$0.73 |
-10.96% |
|
