Property Tax

Hamilton Property Tax — 2022

Ontario · Municipal mill rates · provincial open data and municipal tax bylaws

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Direct municipal data
9.58millsModerate

~$4,311/yr on $450,000 assessed home

016.30National avg10.70ON avg14.09
Residential mill rate
9.58
mills · $4,311/yr municipal on $450K
Est. annual tax
$5,000
Municipal + education on $450,000 home
YoY mill rate change
+3.5%
2021 → 2022

Reading this page

Hamilton's 2026 residential mill rate is 11.2400 mills, plus an education levy of 2.2400 mills. On the local median assessed home value of $904,624, that combination works out to roughly $10,168 per year before other municipal charges.

The commercial mill rate in Hamilton is 15.7360 mills, higher than the residential rate. Municipal mill rates set the tax charged per $1,000 of assessed property value and typically change annually with council budgets and reassessments.

How to read this

One mill equals $1 of tax per $1,000 of assessed value. Rates are compiled from provincial open schedules and municipal tax bylaws, then normalized to mills where the source allows. Assessment systems differ (BC Assessment, Ontario MPAC phase-in, Alberta market value, Nova Scotia capped assessment), so cross-province rate rankings are not dollar rankings until bases align.

Start with the residential mill rate and the sample bill on a median assessed home, then ask whether education or regional levies sit on top. Municipal rate is the piece council sets; your notice may show a higher total. Compare cities on a similar assessed value, and keep class in mind (residential vs commercial or multi-residential).

Use the calculator for a rough personal estimate, then confirm the current tax bylaw and your assessment notice before budgeting or a purchase decision. Method detail: methodology.

Figure 1 · Assessment math

Mills to dollars on a median home

Hamilton's residential mill rate of 9.58 mills on a $450,000 assessed home yields roughly $4,311 per year in municipal tax before education levies.

Mill rate history

Year-over-year residential mill rates

20229.58 mills
20219.26 mills
20209.03 mills
20199.22 mills
20189.59 mills
201610.52 mills

Tax estimate on median home

Based on a $450,000 assessed value

Annual breakdown

Municipal portion
$4,311
Education levy
$689
Commercial mill rate
24.74 mills
Estimated total
$5,000/yr
Calculate for any assessed value →
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Source · Ontario FIR Schedule 22 (2022). Last updated 2022. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.