2024 filed rates · Eastern Ontario
Ottawa has the lower property tax rate: 0.7293% against Kingston's 1.2660% for 2024, a gap of 74%. On a $500,000 assessment that is $3,647 versus $6,330 a year — a difference of $2,683.
| Assessed value | Ottawa | Kingston | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | $2,188 | $3,798 | $1,610 |
| $500,000 | $3,647 | $6,330 | $2,683 |
| $750,000 | $5,470 | $9,495 | $4,025 |
| $1,000,000 | $7,293 | $12,660 | $5,366 |
Assessed value, not market price. Ontario assessments still reference 2016 valuations, and the two places may sit at different distances from current market value — which is why a rate gap is not the same as a bill gap for comparable houses.
Both are single-tier municipalities, so neither pays a county levy and the comparison is clean: the whole difference sits in the municipal rate.
| Portion | Ottawa | Kingston | Difference on $500K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | 0.5763% | 1.1130% | $2,683 |
| Upper-tier | none | none | $0 |
| Education | 0.1530% | 0.1530% | $0 |
| Total | 0.7293% | 1.2660% | $2,683 |
| Year | Ottawa | Kingston | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.6704% | 1.1368% | 69.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6688% | 1.1279% | 68.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6821% | 1.1595% | 70.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6985% | 1.1933% | 70.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7148% | 1.2374% | 73.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7293% | 1.2660% | 73.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7357% | 1.3321% | 81.1% |
2025 filings: Ottawa 0.7357% · Kingston 1.3321%. 282 of 386 municipalities have filed 2025, so the ranked comparison above stays on 2024.
Ottawa, on rate. 0.7293% against 1.2660% means $2,683 less per year on a $500,000 assessment. Whether it is cheaper for the same house depends on how each place assesses it, which the rate alone does not tell you.
Both figures are as filed with the province for the tax year shown. Reference, not tax advice.
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