Quinte West: questions buyers ask
What is Quinte West's residential property tax rate for 2026?
The City's 2026 tax rates for Wards 1 to 4, Schedule C to By-law 26-073, which lists the general levy, streetlight, fire and education rates for each property class.
Sources checked October 29, 2026
About 1.78% of assessed value: Quinte West's 2026 residential rate, from Quinte West tax rate by-law, 2026 (checked 29 Oct 2026).
18th highest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
- The recordProperty tax for 2026
- Where to read itCity of Quinte West 2026 tax rates, Wards 1 to 4
- The free check reads itPick “Property tax rate”
What the record shows
Quinte West's rates differ by ward. For 2026 the City's schedule lists, for the residential class, a general levy of 1.458676% in every ward and the education rate of 0.153000%, set by the Province; Ward 1 (Trenton) adds 0.008551% for streetlights and 0.158018% for fire, a total of 1.778246%; Ward 4 (Frankford) adds the streetlight rate, a total of 1.620228%; and Wards 2 (Sidney) and 3 (Murray) pay the general levy and education rates only, a total of 1.611676%.
The bill multiplies the home's assessed value from MPAC by the rate for its ward. An asking price is not an assessed value, and a rate for the wrong ward is the wrong rate. The actual bill for a home, and any amount owing on it, sit with its current owner and the City.
Where to read it yourself
- City of Quinte West 2026 tax rates, Wards 1 to 4: Schedule C to By-law 26-073, the 2026 rates by ward and property class (PDF)
What OfferDue covers in Quinte West
Property tax rate is in the free check from our hand-kept table of municipal rates, with a link to the City's page; the full report adds water and sewer rates. It is a published rate, not a tax certificate, an arrears search or the bill for a particular home.
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