Understanding Your Tax Bill

Taxes are calculated based on your property assessment and the tax rates that apply.

The assessed value of your property is determined by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). All properties in Ontario are assessed and taxed based on a market value as of January 1, 2016. New notice of assessments were mailed to each property owner June 20, 2016 for assessed values as of January 1, 2016.

The Province has announced the decision to postpone a province-wide property assessment update due to the pandemic. Property assessments for the 2024 property tax year will continue to be based on January 1, 2016 current values. This means your assessment for 2024 will remain the same, unless there have been changes to your property.

If you have questions about your assessment, please contact MPAC at 1-866-296-6722 or visit the MPAC website.

Who determines the tax rates?

• The municipal tax rate on your property tax bill is determined by Clarington Council
• The regional tax rate is determined by the Region of Durham
• The education rate is determined by the Province of Ontario

Example of an average tax bill

For the 2025 tax year, the average assessed value for a home in Clarington is $402,507.

Your Clarington tax rate is: 0.467151%
Your Regional tax rate is: 0.744869%
Your Education tax rate is: 0.153000%
Total tax rate: 1.365020%

Total 2025 taxes:  $402,507 x 1.365020% = $5,494.30

Of which:

• $1,880.32 goes to Clarington (34.2%)
• $2,998.15 goes to Regional Municipality of Durham (54.6%)
• $615.84 goes to pay for education (11.2%)

Compare taxes across Durham Region

Homeowners pay taxes based on how much their house is worth. A lower tax rate does not equal lower property tax. View our infographic to learn more.

Have you thought about how your taxes are allocated? How much money goes to pay for roads, schools, waste collection and much more?

Clarington is part of a two-tier Government. The Region of Durham forms the upper tier, while Clarington is one of eight lower tier Municipalities within the Region. The Region of Durham is responsible for key services that residents rely on, including water, sewer, regional roads, social services, social housing, and garbage collection. Lower tier Municipalities, like Clarington, are responsible for maintaining infrastructure such as Municipal roads and bridges. Clarington also looks after parks, recreation facilities, fire services, winter road maintenance, Municipal law enforcement, libraries, tourism and much more.

As a result, your tax bill is split into three separate portions: approximately half of it, or 50 per cent, goes to pay for services provided by the Regional Municipality of Durham; 33 per cent goes to pay for services that Clarington provides; while 17 per cent is allocated to local School Boards for education.

Property tax breakdown calculator

Download the property tax breakdown calculator (XLSX) to see how your tax levy is spent. Simply enter your property assessment value and select your assessment class (e.g. residential) to see the breakdown based on 2025 property tax values.

Read more on our Budgets, Financial Statements and Reports page.