[TheHonestMaple]

Not exactly. It's based on assessed value. Hamilton's property tax rate is 1.327 of the assessed value of the home. Burlington's is 0.861442. So if the two properties were assessed to be the same value, then the tax would be $12,323 in Hamilton. Not double, but quite a lot more. If the same house was located in Toronto, with a rate of 0.666274, the tax would be $6,187.

 

[Chris R.]

I know someone with a house worth about $1.5 million in south Burlington near the lake. The taxes are about $8,000 a year, which is a lot for a middle class home (especially in a city that doesn't have that many amenities like rapid transit or municipal expressways). Would that house be taxed at $16,000 a year in Hamilton?

It has a lot to do with frontage too. My parents who live in a similar valued home in north Burlington on a 50ft lot pay about $5500/year. A house in Ancaster on likely a narrower lot than your someone, that's $1.5m would pay about $7500-$8500/year. The issue is the smaller homes that are cheaper pay far more than in Burlington. Burlington has been getting closer though as it's aging infrastructure and ended sprawl is coming to roost. See the chart below. Also lol at a $1.5m house near the lake being middle class