Burlington
All dollar amounts on this page are in Canadian dollars.
City introduction
Burlington is a city in the Regional Municipality of Halton, on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario, at the foot of the Niagara Escarpment; the Bruce Trail runs through the city and the Royal Botanical Gardens is partly within its boundaries. Property tax bills in Burlington are made up of three parts: about 51 per cent goes to the City of Burlington for local services such as transit, roads, parks and public safety, about 33 per cent to Halton Region, and about 16 per cent to the boards of education.
Source: City of Burlington — City of Burlington, 2024 Approved Budget Book (Overview).
Combined chart
Burlington property tax increase, Canada inflation, and Canadian dollar Real CEER, 2015–2026
Bars: City of Burlington budget annual increase (City tax levy).
Lines: Canada inflation (Canada CPI annual average, Statistics Canada) and Canadian dollar Real CEER (Bank of Canada). CEER is on the separate right axis and is not a percentage.
- Line — Canada inflation (Statistics Canada CPI annual average)
- Line — Canadian dollar Real CEER — Bank of Canada, annual average of monthly values, total index (1999=100)
Data behind the chart
The data table below carries one row per year, in year order, with the tax increase, the inflation value and the CEER value for that year, or “No data” where a series has no verified figure.
| Year | City of Burlington budget increase (City tax levy) | Canada inflation — Statistics Canada CPI annual average | Canadian dollar Real CEER — Bank of Canada, annual average of monthly values, total index (1999=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | No data | 1.1% | 110.0 |
| 2016 | No data | 1.4% | 108.4 |
| 2017 | No data | 1.6% | 110.0 |
| 2018 | No data | 2.3% | 109.3 |
| 2019 | No data | 1.9% | 108.6 |
| 2020 | No data | 0.7% | 108.0 |
| Year | City of Burlington budget increase (City tax levy) | Canada inflation — Statistics Canada CPI annual average | Canadian dollar Real CEER — Bank of Canada, annual average of monthly values, total index (1999=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | No data | 3.4% | 113.0 |
| 2022 | No data | 6.8% | 113.0 |
| 2023 | 13.73% | 3.9% | 108.4 |
| 2024 | 10.21% | 2.4% | 107.6 |
| 2025 | 7.51% | 2.1% | 104.9 |
| 2026 | 5.80% | No data | No data |
Sources for this chart:
- City of Burlington property tax increase, 2023: City of Burlington — official publication
- City of Burlington property tax increase, 2024: City of Burlington — official publication
- City of Burlington property tax increase, 2025: City of Burlington — official publication
- City of Burlington property tax increase, 2026: City of Burlington — official publication
- Canada inflation, 2015–2025: Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0005-01, CPI annual average. The 2026 annual average is not yet published.
- Canadian dollar Real CEER, 2015–2025: Bank of Canada, Valet series CEER_BROADM, total index (1999=100), source file; explainer, Canadian effective exchange rates. Each value is the annual average of the 12 monthly total Real CEER values (a computed annual average, not a figure the Bank publishes directly as an annual value). CEER for 2026 is No data because the year is incomplete.
Housing property-tax historical trend
The trend uses one measure only: the City of Burlington budget increase — the increase in the City's own tax levy net of assessment growth, the same figure as the change in the City line on the tax bill in the approved budget books. Each row is the figure for that year on that one measure. A year with no verified figure on that measure is shown as No data.
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2015 | No data |
| 2016 | No data |
| 2017 | No data |
| 2018 | No data |
| 2019 | No data |
| 2020 | No data |
| Year | Figure |
|---|---|
| 2021 | No data |
| 2022 | No data |
| 2023 | 13.73% |
| 2024 | 10.21% |
| 2025 | 7.51% |
| 2026 | 5.80% |
Separate note — tax rates, not the trend
This note is separate from the trend above and is not part of it. A residential tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value can move even when the levy increase is small, because the assessment base changes. Rate figures are therefore not used as the trend and are not mixed into the increase chart.
City portion, 2026: $528.09 per $100,000 of assessment = $5.2809 per $1,000. Source: City of Burlington, Budget page, https://www.burlington.ca/en/council-and-city-administration/budget.aspx
Method
This trend uses one metric only, every year: the City of Burlington budget increase — the increase in the City's own tax levy net of assessment growth, the same figure as the change in the City line on the tax bill in the approved budget books.
Where a city publishes an increase as components, the components are recorded in the scope notes; a total is used only where the city itself publishes it.
Canada inflation is Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0005-01, CPI annual average. Canadian dollar Real CEER is Bank of Canada, Valet series CEER_BROADM, total index (1999=100); each value is the annual average of the 12 monthly total Real CEER values (a computed annual average, not a figure the Bank publishes directly as an annual value).
How to read this page
Bars are the Burlington budget increase. Lines are Canada inflation and Canadian dollar Real CEER.
The left axis is a percentage axis shared by the bars and the inflation line. The right axis is a separate index axis for Canadian dollar Real CEER only. CEER is an index and is not a percentage.
A year shown as “No data” has no bar for property tax and no line point for that series, and a missing year breaks a line.
Tax rates per $1,000 are separate from the trend and are not charted.
Sources
- City of Burlington introduction: City of Burlington, 2024 Approved Budget Book (Overview)
- City of Burlington: official source
- City of Burlington: official source
- City of Burlington: official source
- City of Burlington: official source
- Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0005-01: CPI annual average
- Bank of Canada, Valet series CEER_BROADM: Real CEER source file
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This page is an independent guide. It is not a government site and it is not an official site. It is general information only and is not tax advice. Check the official City of Burlington source before relying on a figure.