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Property tax & assessment — Port Hope, Ontario: Tax Rates and Fees - 2026 urban/rural rates

In the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario, property tax & assessment rules are set by Tax Rates and Fees - 2026 urban/rural rates, verified 2026-10-26. Penalty interest: Interest on tax accounts will be applied as per the Interim Tax Levy and Levy By-laws. Tax sale: Printed Tax Sale Tender Package $30.00; Tax Sale Administration: actual costs incurred + 25% administration fee.

Tax Rates and Fees - 2026 urban/rural rates adopted bylaw

tax rate	Urban Residential total: 0.02065866; Urban Multi-Residential total: 0.02448439; Urban New Multi-Residential total: 0.02065866; Urban Farmland total: 0.00516467; Urban Managed Forest total: 0.00516467; Urban Commercial full/excess/vacant land/parking lot total: 0.03749299; Urban Comm. Small Scale on Farm Bus total: 0.00937324; Urban Industrial total: 0.04897018; Urban Pipeline total: 0.03171805; Urban Aggregate Extraction total: 0.03779672; Rural Residential total: 0.01728745; Rural Multi-Residential total: 0.02043894; Rural New Multi-Residential total: 0.01728745; Rural Farmland total: 0.00432187; Rural Managed Forest total: 0.00432187; Rural Commercial full/excess/vacant land/parking lot total: 0.03243617; Rural Comm. Small Scale on Farm Bus total: 0.00810904; Rural Industrial total: 0.04189064; Rural Pipeline total: 0.02767900; Rural Aggregate Extraction total: 0.03203606	"2026 Urban Tax Rates" and "2026 Rural Tax Rates" tables
penalty interest	Interest on tax accounts will be applied as per the Interim Tax Levy and Levy By-laws.	"Interest on tax accounts will be applied as per the Interim Tax Levy and Levy By-laws."
tax sale	Printed Tax Sale Tender Package $30.00; Tax Sale Administration: actual costs incurred + 25% administration fee.	"Printed Tax Sale Tender Package" and "Tax Sale Administration" rows in Tax Related Fees and Charges table

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Municipality of Port Hope page listing 2026 urban and rural tax rates by class (urban residential municipal total 0.01289947, upper tier 0.00622919, education 0.00153).

Your Property Tax Bill / paying property taxes

Payment options and pre-authorized plans; interim instalments around end of February and April, final around end of June and September; penalty and interest apply to late payment.