Canadian city property tax rankings

Residential municipal mill rates from highest to lowest. Assessment bases differ by province — compare dollar bills, not rates alone.

EditionCurrent municipal rates
SourceProvincial open data
MethodDirect verified rows

Highest residential mill rates

Rank	Municipality	Province	Residential mill rate
1	Elliot Lake	Ontario	23.21
2	Windsor	Ontario	20.33
3	Timmins	Ontario	19.88
4	Sydney	Nova Scotia	19.44
5	Owen Sound	Ontario	19.10
6	Truro	Nova Scotia	19.03
7	Hawkesbury	Ontario	18.54
8	New Glasgow	Nova Scotia	18.40
9	Pembroke	Ontario	18.30
10	Woodstock	Ontario	18.21
11	Cornwall	Ontario	17.75
12	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	17.07
13	North Bay	Ontario	17.06
14	Chatham-Kent	Ontario	16.77
15	London	Ontario	16.76

Lowest residential mill rates

Rank	Municipality	Province	Residential mill rate
1	Markham	Ontario	7.00
2	Vaughan	Ontario	7.34
3	Ottawa	Ontario	7.36
4	Toronto	Ontario	7.46
5	Essa	Ontario	7.87
6	Oakville	Ontario	8.35
7	Burlington	Ontario	9.05
8	Vancouver	British Columbia	9.33
9	Kawartha Lakes	Ontario	9.47
10	Hamilton	Ontario	9.58
11	Petawawa	Ontario	10.02
12	Mississauga	Ontario	10.34
13	Halifax	Nova Scotia	11.10
14	Wasaga Beach	Ontario	11.87
15	Collingwood	Ontario	11.90

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How to read this ranking

Each figure is the current residential municipal mill rate on the matching OpenStats property tax city page — tax per $1,000 of assessed value. Tables list municipalities with direct verified rates; the atlas publishes additional seed rates for other communities.

A high mill rate does not automatically mean a high tax bill. Compare estimated dollar tax on a similar assessed value, or use the atlas calculator.

See the OpenStats guide to property tax mill rates in Canada for assessment cycles and education levies. Municipal rates here exclude provincial education portions.