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Outside the GTA · 2026 rates

Property tax in London

London's rate is 1.73%. On a $1,000,000 plex that is $17,271 a year, the largest expense line after the mortgage.
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Property tax is one line of the bill.

Plexmeter computes your payment on the Canadian semi-annual compounding rule, your real cash flow, the coverage ratio your lender will demand, and the price above which the building stops carrying itself.
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What the rate is made of

ShareRateOn $1,000,000
Municipal1.57%$15,741
Education0.15%$1,530
Total1.73%$17,271

Against neighbouring cities

CityRateOn $1,000,000
Hamilton1.56%$15,572
Oshawa1.58%$15,753
London1.73%$17,271
Niagara Falls1.75%$17,489
North Bay1.81%$18,104

Land transfer tax

On a $1,000,000 building the tax is $16,475. The schedule is provincial: it is the same in London 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 $7,772 more per year in London, or $648 a month. Plexmeter derives it from your own tax bill, with no market averages.

What is the property tax rate in London?

London's rate is 1.73%. On a $1,000,000 plex that is $17,271 a year.

What value is Ontario property tax calculated on?

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

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