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Property tax in Pickering

Pickering's rate is 1.29%. On a $1,000,000 plex that is $12,882 a year, the largest expense line after the mortgage.

What the rate is made of

Share	Rate	On $1,000,000
Municipal	0.39%	$3,904
Regional	0.74%	$7,449
Education	0.15%	$1,530
Total	1.29%	$12,882

Against neighbouring cities

City	Rate	On $1,000,000
Georgina	1.19%	$11,911
Brampton	1.20%	$12,006
Pickering	1.29%	$12,882
Uxbridge	1.30%	$12,967
Whitby	1.33%	$13,322

Land transfer tax

On a $1,000,000 building the tax is $16,475. The schedule is provincial: it is the same in Pickering 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 $5,797 more per year in Pickering, or $483 a month. Plexmeter derives it from your own tax bill, with no market averages.

What is the property tax rate in Pickering?

Pickering's rate is 1.29%. On a $1,000,000 plex that is $12,882 a year.

What value is Ontario property tax calculated on?

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