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Property Taxes in Niagara Region

Niagara Region property taxes fund essential services in your community, including policing, ambulance and emergency programs, roads and public health.

Niagara Region (50%) -- Local City / Town (33%) -- School Board / Education (17%) Your property taxes are divided
into 3 areas:

  • Niagara Region (50%)

  • Local City / Town (33%)

  • School Board / Education (17%)


How your Taxes are Spent

In 2009, Niagara Region property taxes on an average home assessed at $191,113 would be $1,485. The taxes are allocated to the following services:

House Assessed at $191,113 - Niagara Region Taxes: $1,485
Niagara Region Police   $545
* Waste Management  
(includes Garbage, Recycling, Organics)  
$154
Ontario Disability Support Program  
(Social Assistance)  
$134
Administration   $125
Social Housing   $116
Niagara Region Roads   $99
Ontario Works (Social Assistance)   $96
Niagara Emergency Medical Services  
(Ambulance)  
$61
Public Health   $32
Niagara Region Planning   $29
Seniors Services   $28
Children's Services   $26
Property Assessment   $26
Economic Development   $9
Emergency Programs   $5

* Waste Management differs for each area municipality, $154 is the average cost.

Water and wastewater services are provided by the Region based on 25% fixed costs and 75% consumption. The typical annual cost for the Regional portion of your water for a family of four would be $275 and $239 for wastewater.

Use the property tax calculator to see how your taxes are used.

How do your taxes compare to other municipalities?



 Revised: Monday, July 06, 2009
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