Burlington Property Tax 2026 — Mill Rate 10.153 (1.0153%)

What is Burlington's 2026 property tax rate?

Burlington's 2026 residential mill rate is 10.153 mills, i.e. $10.153 of tax per $1,000 of assessed value (1.0153%, or 0.01015281 as a decimal). On a $1,100,000 home this works out to $11,168 per year, or roughly $931 per month if your lender holds the tax in escrow. Source: https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=96054, last verified 2026-09-27.

When are Burlington property taxes due?

Burlington's 2026 interim bill was due February 23, 2026 and April 23, 2026. Burlington's 2026 final bill was due June 23, 2026 and September 23, 2026. Burlington bills twice a year: an interim bill (a portion of the prior year's taxes) due in February and April, then a final bill mailed in May once the city and region budgets and the provincial education rate are set. Dates come from the two council reports that set them — FIN-40-25 (2026 Interim Tax Levy By-law) for the interim instalments and FIN-01-26 (2026 Tax Levy By-law) for the final ones, which states the final due dates verbatim as "June 23rd, 2026, and September 23rd, 2026". burlington.ca itself returns a WAF block to every fetcher, so the by-laws are cited on the City's own eSCRIBE council-document portal instead. Source: https://burlingtonpublishing.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=95499, last verified 2026-08-27. Most lenders collect property tax monthly through PITI escrow rather than waiting for the city's due date.

How is my Burlington home assessed?

Your tax is calculated as assessed value × mill rate, not market value × mill rate. Ontario uses a public assessment authority (BC Assessment, MPAC in Ontario, etc.) to set assessed values, usually updated every 1-4 years. Assessed value typically lags market value, so the same mill rate produces different effective burdens depending on assessment cycle timing.

Are Burlington property taxes deductible on my income tax return?

Property tax on your principal residence is NOT deductible federally or provincially. It only becomes deductible when the property generates rental income (line 9180 on T776) or self-employed business income (CCA / business-use-of-home on T2125). For a principal residence, the tax is a non-deductible cost of ownership.

Why does Burlington's mill rate differ from neighbouring cities?

Each Canadian municipality sets its own residential mill rate to fund local services — police, fire, transit, parks, road maintenance — plus a provincially-set education portion. Cities with higher assessed values can raise the same revenue at a lower mill rate (Vancouver, Toronto), while cities with lower assessed values often need higher rates to fund equivalent services. Compare Burlington with other Ontario cities in the table above.