Leeds and the Thousand Islands property tax rate 2025
Township in Leeds and Grenville · population 9,804 · 6,111 households
Last updated October 30, 2026; data vintage 2025 (Financial Information Return) and 2021 (Census). How these numbers are made.
In 2025, Leeds and the Thousand Islands collected $23,728,501 in residential property taxes on $2,075,724,088 of taxable residential assessment. That works out to an effective rate of 1.143%, 0.214 points below the Ontario median of 1.357% for 2024. Among the 391 lower- and single-tier municipalities that filed for 2024, Leeds and the Thousand Islands ranks 76th lowest and 2nd of 10 within Leeds and Grenville. The 2025 figure is from a return filed ahead of most municipalities, so the provincial ranking still uses 2024.
Where the tax goes
| Municipal (Leeds and the Thousand Islands) | 0.539% | 47% of the bill |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds and Grenville | 0.451% | 39% |
| Education (Province of Ontario) | 0.153% | 13% |
| Total residential rate | 1.143% | 100% |
Municipal Regional / county Education
Understanding your Leeds and the Thousand Islands tax bill
Who sends the bill
Leeds and the Thousand Islands is a lower-tier township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, so its residential bill has three parts: Leeds and the Thousand Islands's own levy of 0.539%, the county levy of 0.451% set by the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, and the provincial education levy of 0.153%. Of every $100 of residential tax in 2025, about $47 stayed with Leeds and the Thousand Islands, $39 went to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and $13 went to school boards through the province. Leeds and the Thousand Islands's own share is the larger municipal piece here; the county levy typically pays for county roads, paramedics, social services and long-term care, while Leeds and the Thousand Islands's levy typically covers local roads, fire, water and sewer, waste collection and recreation.
How the rate compares
Among the 391 Ontario municipalities ranked for 2024, Leeds and the Thousand Islands's 1.087% is the 76th lowest, with about 81% of municipalities charging more. That is 0.270 points below the provincial median of 1.357%, or about $1,351 a year less on a $500,000 assessment. Within the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville it ranks 2nd lowest of 10, between Athens at 1.084% and Rideau Lakes at 1.113%: on a $750,000 assessment that is about $24 more than Athens and $194 less than Rideau Lakes.
What moved the rate
From 2016 to 2025 Leeds and the Thousand Islands's residential rate rose 0.226 points, from 0.917% to 1.143%, while residential taxes collected grew 41% and the taxable residential assessment base grew 13%. The levy outpaced assessment growth by 28 points over 9 years, so the rate did the work and a Leeds and the Thousand Islands owner whose assessment never changed still saw the bill rise.
Assessed value is a 2016 number
Ontario has not updated assessments since the 2016 valuation date, so the value behind Leeds and the Thousand Islands's 1.143% is a 2016 figure, not today's price. In the 2021 Census, owners in Leeds and the Thousand Islands put the median value of their home at $400,000, while the 2025 return works out to about $340,000 of taxable residential assessment per household. A buyer paying around $400,000 should not multiply it by 1.143%: that would suggest $4,573 a year, whereas at the average assessment the same rate gives about $3,887. Buying a home in Leeds and the Thousand Islands does not reset its assessment; MPAC changes it only for new construction, renovations, or a successful reconsideration or appeal.
Instalments
Leeds and the Thousand Islands issues two bills a year, one interim and one final instalment, rather than the four most Ontario municipalities use. Leeds and the Thousand Islands's interim bill arrives before council approves the 2025 rate, so it is based on the previous year's taxes and may not exceed 50% of them.
Commercial versus residential
Commercial property in Leeds and the Thousand Islands paid 2.195% in 2025, 1.92 times the residential rate; part of the gap is the provincial business education tax, which is set higher than the residential education rate. Commercial and industrial property made up 5.1% of Leeds and the Thousand Islands's taxable assessment but paid 9.6% of all property taxes levied, so business carries a share of the levy well beyond its share of the base.
Every figure in this section is taken from Leeds and the Thousand Islands's Financial Information Returns and the 2021 Census and is checked against the source data when the page is built; the wording follows fixed rules rather than opinion. Service descriptions are general to Ontario municipalities of this type and may differ in detail here.
Estimate your Leeds and the Thousand Islands property tax
| Assessed value | Municipal | Region / county | Education | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | $2,696 | $2,255 | $765 | $5,716 |
| $750,000 | $4,043 | $3,383 | $1,147 | $8,574 |
| $1,000,000 | $5,391 | $4,510 | $1,530 | $11,431 |
Use the MPAC assessed value from your assessment notice, not the market value (see why). Estimates exclude local improvement charges, business improvement area levies and any rebates.
Rate trend 2016–2025
Leeds and the Thousand Islands's residential rate rose from 0.917% in 2016 to 1.143% in 2025; the section above separates rate changes from assessment growth.
Year-by-year table
| Year | Residential rate | Municipal | Region / county | Education | Residential taxes levied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.917% | 0.366% | 0.364% | 0.188% | $16,792,548 |
| 2017 | 0.854% | 0.346% | 0.342% | 0.165% | $17,160,305 |
| 2018 | 0.875% | 0.361% | 0.352% | 0.162% | $17,565,566 |
| 2019 | 0.903% | 0.383% | 0.362% | 0.157% | $18,104,599 |
| 2020 | 0.945% | 0.423% | 0.370% | 0.153% | $19,071,109 |
| 2021 | 0.970% | 0.448% | 0.369% | 0.153% | $19,628,960 |
| 2022 | 0.990% | 0.459% | 0.378% | 0.153% | $20,154,717 |
| 2023 | 1.035% | 0.478% | 0.404% | 0.153% | $21,253,086 |
| 2024 | 1.087% | 0.505% | 0.429% | 0.153% | $22,403,883 |
| 2025 | 1.143% | 0.539% | 0.451% | 0.153% | $23,728,501 |
Instalments and due dates (2025)
Leeds and the Thousand Islands reported 2 residential instalments in 2025, with due dates including March 21, 2025, September 19, 2025. Dates shift each year; check the municipal website for the current schedule.
All property classes, 2025
| Property class | Effective rate | Taxable assessment | Taxes levied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1.143% | $2,075,724,088 | $23,728,501 |
| Multi-residential | 1.143% | $1,770,000 | $20,233 |
| Farmland | 0.286% | $111,079,102 | $317,450 |
| Managed forests | 0.286% | $5,249,500 | $15,002 |
| Commercial | 2.195% | $117,376,530 | $2,576,827 |
| Industrial | 2.630% | $3,437,470 | $90,407 |
| Pipelines | 2.519% | $29,242,000 | $736,546 |
| Other classes | 1.970% | $2,914,818 | $57,435 |
Commercial and industrial rates include the provincial business education tax. Rates for small classes can swing year to year because a few properties dominate them.
Compare within Leeds and Grenville (2024)
| Municipality | Residential rate | Tax on $750,000 | Ontario rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds and the Thousand Islands | 1.087% | $8,152 | 76 |
| Athens | 1.084% | $8,127 | 73 |
| Augusta | 1.292% | $9,693 | 158 |
| Edwardsburgh-Cardinal | 1.314% | $9,854 | 172 |
| Elizabethtown-Kitley | 1.241% | $9,310 | 137 |
| Front of Yonge | 1.162% | $8,711 | 104 |
| Merrickville-Wolford | 1.470% | $11,027 | 246 |
| North Grenville | 1.235% | $9,262 | 134 |
| Rideau Lakes | 1.113% | $8,345 | 85 |
| Westport | 1.647% | $12,354 | 292 |
Who lives here
From the 2021 Census of Population (Statistics Canada). Counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5 by Statistics Canada, so small differences between totals are normal.
Residents by age group
Under 15 15 to 64 65 and over
Leeds and the Thousand Islands had 9,804 residents in the 2021 Census, up 3.6% from 9,465 in 2016. The median age was 52.0, older than Ontario's 41.6; 13.7% of residents were under 15 and 26.8% were 65 or older. Median household income in 2020 was $91,000, equal to the Ontario median of $91,000. Immigrants made up 7.2% of the population (Ontario: 30.0%), and 0.0% of residents had arrived between 2016 and 2021. After English, the most common mother tongues were French (2.4%), German (0.8%) and Dutch (0.6%).
| Private dwellings occupied by usual residents | 3,994 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.4 persons |
| Age 0 to 14 · 15 to 64 · 65 and over | 13.7% · 59.6% · 26.8% |
| Immigrants (share of population) | 7.2% · arrived 2016–2021: 0.0% |
| Visible minority population | 2.3% · Chinese 0.4% |
| Largest visible minority groups | South Asian 0.6% · Black 0.5% · Chinese 0.4% · Latin American 0.3% · Filipino 0.1% |
| Most common mother tongues | English 93.8% · French 2.4% · German 0.8% · Dutch 0.6% · Portuguese 0.3% |
| Commuting | Car, truck or van 95.7% · public transit 0.4% · average one-way commute 28 min |
| Median value of owner-occupied dwellings (owner-estimated) | $400,000 |
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (data tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0022, 98-10-0041, 98-10-0057, 98-10-0173, 98-10-0240, 98-10-0257, 98-10-0479, 98-10-0622), reference date 2021. Extracted 2026-10-30. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Suppressed values are left blank, never estimated.
Questions about Leeds and the Thousand Islands property taxes
- How much is property tax on a $600,000 home in Leeds and the Thousand Islands?
- At Leeds and the Thousand Islands's 2025 residential rate of 1.143%, a home assessed at $600,000 pays about $6,859 a year, using MPAC's 2016-based assessed value rather than the purchase price. Roughly $3,235 of that goes to Leeds and the Thousand Islands, $2,706 to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and $918 to education.
- Is property tax higher in Leeds and the Thousand Islands or Rideau Lakes?
- Rideau Lakes's rate is higher: in 2024 it charged 1.113% against Leeds and the Thousand Islands's 1.087%, a gap of 0.026 points or about $194 a year on a $750,000 assessment.
- Is property tax lower in Athens than in Leeds and the Thousand Islands?
- Yes, slightly: Athens's 2024 rate was 1.084%, 0.003 points below Leeds and the Thousand Islands's 1.087%, which is about $24 a year on a $750,000 assessment.
- When are Leeds and the Thousand Islands property taxes due?
- For 2025, Leeds and the Thousand Islands reported 2 residential instalments with due dates on March 21, 2025 and September 19, 2025; dates shift each year, so confirm the current schedule with the township before paying.
- Why did Leeds and the Thousand Islands's tax rate go up in 2025?
- The residential rate moved +0.056 points from 2024 to 2025 while residential taxes collected went up 5.9%. Both rose, so the 0.056-point increase reached existing owners in Leeds and the Thousand Islands directly through the rate rather than through assessment growth.
- How much of a Leeds and the Thousand Islands tax bill goes to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville?
- In 2025, 39% of the residential rate (0.451% of assessed value) was the the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville levy, 47% was Leeds and the Thousand Islands's own levy and 13% was education.
About these numbers
- What is an effective tax rate?
- Total property taxes billed to a class divided by that class's taxable assessment. It is the average rate actually paid, so it can differ slightly from the rate printed in the municipal by-law when a municipality applies different rates to subclasses, phase-ins or special area levies.
- Why is my bill different?
- Your bill depends on your own assessed value, any special area charges, capping or phase-in adjustments and local improvement charges. Use the rate here to compare municipalities, and your assessment notice to estimate your own bill.
- Where does the data come from?
- Every Ontario municipality files an audited Financial Information Return with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. These pages use Schedule 26A, "Taxation and Payments-in-Lieu Summary", for 2016 through 2025. Leeds and the Thousand Islands's latest return was updated 2026-07-09, and this page was last rebuilt from the data on October 30, 2026. See the methodology.