Tax Rates

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The Municipality of Port Hope sets an annual property tax rate that is based on the municipal budget as well as your individual property tax assessment.

Current Urban tax rates

2023 Urban Tax Rates
Urban tax class	Municipal common	Municipal special service	Municipal total	Upper tier	Education	Total
Residential	0.00725566	0.00320436	0.01046002	0.00523979	0.00153000	0.01722981
Multi-residential	0.01306020	0.00576784	0.01882804	0.00943162	0.00153000	0.02978966
Farmland	0.00181392	0.00080109	0.00261501	0.00130995	0.00038250	0.00430746
Commercial	0.01088350	0.00480654	0.01569003	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.03234971
Commercial new construction	0.01088350	0.00480654	0.01569003	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.03234971
Commercial vacant-new construction	0.01088350	0.00480654	0.01569003	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.03234971
Parking lots	0.01088350	0.00480654	0.01569003	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.03234971
Industrial	0.01523689	0.00672915	0.02196604	0.01100355	0.00880000	0.04176959
Pipeline	0.00869301	0.00383914	0.01253215	0.00627779	0.00880000	0.02760994
Managed Forest	0.00181392	0.00080109	0.00261501	0.00130995	0.00038250	0.00430746
Shopping Centre	0.01088350	0.00480654	0.01569003	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.03234971
Commercial excess/ vacant land	0.01088350	0.00480654	0.01569003	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.03234971
Industrial excess/ vacant land	0.01523689	0.00672915	0.02196604	0.01100355	0.00880000	0.04176959

Current Rural Tax Rates

2023 Rural Tax Rates
Rural tax class	Municipal common	Municipal special service	Municipal total	Upper tier	Education	Total
Residential	0.00725566	0.00045432	0.00770998	0.00523979	0.00153000	0.01447977
Multi-residential	0.01306020	0.00081777	0.01387796	0.00943162	0.00153000	0.02483958
Farmland	0.00181392	0.00011358	0.00192750	0.00130995	0.00038250	0.00361995
Commercial	0.01088350	0.00068147	0.01156497	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.02822465
Commercial new construction	0.01088350	0.00068147	0.01156497	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.02822465
Commercial vacant new construction	0.01088350	0.00068147	0.01156497	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.02822465
Parking lots	0.01088350	0.00068147	0.01156497	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.02822465
Industrial	0.01523689	0.00095406	0.01619096	0.01100355	0.00880000	0.03599451
Pipeline	0.00869301	0.00054432	0.00923733	0.00627779	0.00880000	0.02431512
Managed forest	0.00181392	0.00011358	0.00192750	0.00130995	0.00038250	0.00361995
Shopping Centre	0.01088350	0.00068147	0.01156497	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.02822465
Commercial excess/ vacant land	0.01088350	0.00068147	0.01156497	0.00785968	0.00880000	0.02822465
Industrial excess/ vacant land	0.01523689	0.00095406	0.01619096	0.01100355	0.00880000	0.03599451

Past tax rates

For a copy of the previous years urban and rural tax rate documents please contact us by phone at 905-885-4544 or by email.