Montrealers, here's how much your residential property tax rates are going up
Here's a breakdown by borough for the average residential property tax rate increase.
Plante administration keeps average residential property tax increase at rate of inflation
The average residential property tax rate in Montreal is going up by 1.7 per cent this year, in keeping with the Plante administration's promise not raise taxes above inflation.
But that rate varies by borough.
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce will see the highest average increase, while Lachine will see the lowest.
The property tax rates, combined with property evaluations, are used to determine the amount owners must pay in in municipal property taxes.
Last year, property taxes went up by an average of 3.3 per cent.
Here's a breakdown by borough. Note that there is further variation based on the type of residence (condominium, multiplex, single-family home, etc.)
- Ahunstic-Cartierville: 1.58%
- Anjou: 1.66%
- Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: 2.75%
- Lachine: 0.55%
- LaSalle: 1.44%
- L'Île-Bizard—Sainte-Geneviève: 2.53%
- Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve:1.78%
- Montreal North: 1.28%
- Outremont: 2.03%
- Pierrefonds-Roxboro: 1.11%
- Plateau-Mont-Royal: 2.12%
- Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles: 0.63%
- Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie: 2.58%
- Saint-Laurent: 1.36%
- Saint-Leonard: 0.81%
- Southwest: 1.83%
- Verdun: 1.19%
- Ville-Marie: 1.41%
- Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension: 2.16%