Hamilton's Tax Competitiveness Below Other Municipalities

Hamilton’s ranking in relative tax burden compared to other municipalities is poor with many property classes among the highest in the province.

Hamilton uses a group of other municipalities – including all in the Golden Horseshoe – as comparators. Hamilton’s residential taxes for a detached bungalow are 9% above the comparator average.

Hamilton’s property taxes are approximately 4.3% of an average household’s income, the average of comparators is 4%. Hamilton’s lower average income contributes to the above average ranking.

Commercial property taxes are significantly below or above average depending on the category of the business. Office buildings are 18% below average, whereas neighbourhood shopping centres are 25% above average.

Much the same with industrial. Large industrial properties are taxed 28% below average, standard industrial taxes are 26% above average.

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