Every year the St. Catharines-Niagara Regent conducts a Property Tax comparison with other similar Ontario regents.  For the years 2009, 2010 and 2011, their study included the follow eight communities:

Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Hamilton, Niagara Region, Oakville, Oshawa and Waterloo.

The Average Property Tax Paid Annually for the Following Property Types was Recorded:

Residential (Bungalow and Executive Home); Multi-Residential (Walk-up Unit and Mid/High rise units); Commercial (Office Buildings [sq. Ft], Neighbourhood Shopping [Sq. Ft], Hotels & Motels [unit]); Industrial (Industrial Vacant Land [Acre], Residual Industrial [Sq. Ft], Large Industrial [Sq. Ft].

Please click link:

http://www.niagararegion.ca/government/budget-taxes/Municipal-Tax-Comparisons.aspx

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