Niagara Region property taxes fund essential services in your community, including policing, ambulance and emergency programs, roads and public health.
Your property taxes are divided
into 3 areas:
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?
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