Halton · 2026 rates

Property tax in Burlington

Burlington's rate is 1.02%. On a $1,000,000 plex that is $10,153 a year, the largest expense line after the mortgage.

What the rate is made of

Share	Rate	On $1,000,000
Municipal	0.53%	$5,281
Regional	0.33%	$3,342
Education	0.15%	$1,530
Total	1.02%	$10,153

Against neighbouring cities

City	Rate	On $1,000,000
Caledon	0.94%	$9,354
Halton Hills	0.96%	$9,555
Burlington	1.02%	$10,153
Mississauga	1.03%	$10,339
Georgina	1.19%	$11,911

Land transfer tax

On a $1,000,000 building the tax is $16,475. The schedule is provincial: it is the same in Burlington as anywhere else in Ontario, outside the City of Toronto which adds a second one.

Your assessment is frozen at 2016 values

Ontario taxes on January 1, 2016 values, and a sale does not reset them. On a building bought at $1,000,000 whose assessment sits near $550,000, the tax is computed on that assessment, not on the price.

That is an advantage today and a liability tomorrow: when the roll is updated, expect about $4,569 more per year in Burlington, or $381 a month. Plexmeter derives it from your own tax bill, with no market averages.

What is the property tax rate in Burlington?

Burlington's rate is 1.02%. On a $1,000,000 plex that is $10,153 a year.

What value is Ontario property tax calculated on?

Ontario taxes on January 1, 2016 values, and a sale does not reset them.