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The Town of Milton collects property taxes to help fund services provided by three levels of government.

  • The Town of Milton
  • The Region of Halton
  • The Province of Ontario / School Boards

The Town collects all property taxes and distributes the revenues to each level of government. Each level of government is responsible for setting the tax rate for their share of the property tax bill.

Where your tax dollars go

For every $1 collected in residential property tax, the breakdown is as follows:

Halton Region - 38%
  • Garbage and recycling
  • Police and paramedic services
  • Regional roads
  • Social services
  • Public health

Milton - 44%
  • Fire and protection services
  • Recreation facilities & programs
  • Road and park maintenance
  • Transit
  • Milton Public Library
  • Winter maintenance
  • Civic administration
  • Cultural programming and services
  • Stormwater pond maintenance
  • Planning, zoning, and economic development
  • Streetlighting

Education - 18%
  • School boards

How property taxes are calculated

Your property tax bill is based on:

  • The assessed value of your property (set by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation — MPAC)
  • The tax rates set by each level of government

The Town only controls the municipal portion of the total tax rate.

After all three levels of government finalize their budgets, the tax rates are calculated. You can estimate your taxes using the Town’s  property tax calculator. 

2026 household impact

For 2026, the estimated increases are:

  • Town of Milton: 7.94 per cent
  • Halton Region: Proposed 4.64 per cent
  • Education (Province): 0 per cent

This results in an estimated total residential tax increase of 5.2 per cent pending rates being finalized by both Halton Region and the Province, as well as final tax policy decisions. 

Estimated tax increase by property assessment value

Household increase based on residential assessment value

Residential Assessed Value

2026 Tax Increase*

$100,000  

$42.95

$200,000

$85.90

$300,000

$128.85

$400,000

$171.80

$500,000

$214.75

$600,000

$257.70

$700,000

$300.65

$800,000

$343.60

* The tax increase includes estimated increases from Halton Region and the Province (education school boards).

A home assessed at $600,000 will pay approximately $5,213.70 in total property taxes in 2026. That equals:

  • $434.48 per month
  • $100.26 per week
  • $14.28 per day

These amounts support over 85 programs and services provided by all three levels of government.