Cockburn Island property tax rate 2024
Township, single-tier municipality · population 2 · 1 households
Last updated October 30, 2026; data vintage 2024 (Financial Information Return) and 2021 (Census). How these numbers are made.
In 2024, Cockburn Island collected $139,430 in residential property taxes on $10,704,200 of taxable residential assessment. That works out to an effective rate of 1.303%, 0.055 points below the Ontario median of 1.357% for 2024. Among the 391 lower- and single-tier municipalities that filed for 2024, Cockburn Island ranks 166th lowest.
Where the tax goes
| Municipal (Cockburn Island) | 1.150% | 88% of the bill |
|---|---|---|
| Education (Province of Ontario) | 0.153% | 12% |
| Total residential rate | 1.303% | 100% |
Municipal Regional / county Education
Understanding your Cockburn Island tax bill
Who sends the bill
Cockburn Island is a single-tier township: no county or regional government sits between it and the province, so Cockburn Island's council set the whole municipal levy of 1.150%, 88% of the 2024 rate, and the provincial education levy of 0.153% made up the other 12%. Cockburn Island's single municipal levy therefore funds services that are split between two governments in most of southern Ontario: policing, paramedics, social services, roads, water and wastewater, fire, parks and libraries.
How the rate compares
Among the 391 Ontario municipalities ranked for 2024, Cockburn Island's 1.303% is the 166th lowest, with about 58% of municipalities charging more. That is 0.055 points below the provincial median of 1.357%, or about $273 a year less on a $500,000 assessment. Against municipalities of similar population such as Brethour, Hilliard and Mattawan, Cockburn Island's rate is in the middle of the group, which runs from 1.049% in Brethour to 2.198% in Gauthier.
What moved the rate
From 2016 to 2024 Cockburn Island's residential rate rose 0.204 points, from 1.098% to 1.303%, while residential taxes collected grew 57% and the taxable residential assessment base grew 32%. The levy outpaced assessment growth by 25 points over 8 years, so the rate did the work and a Cockburn Island 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 Cockburn Island's 1.303% is a 2016 figure, not today's price. The 2024 return works out to about $10,704,000 of taxable residential assessment per household in Cockburn Island, roughly $139,427 a year at 1.303%; a recent purchase price will usually be well above that assessed figure. Buying a home in Cockburn Island does not reset its assessment; MPAC changes it only for new construction, renovations, or a successful reconsideration or appeal.
Instalments
Cockburn Island's 2024 return lists 1 final residential instalment and leaves the rest of the schedule blank, so check the municipal website for the full calendar.
Commercial versus residential
Cockburn Island's 2024 return shows no commercial assessment; the residential class paid 99.9% of all property taxes levied, with the rest coming from farmland, managed forest, pipelines and the other classes in the table below.
Every figure in this section is taken from Cockburn Island'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 Cockburn Island property tax
| Assessed value | Municipal | Education | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | $5,748 | $765 | $6,513 |
| $750,000 | $8,622 | $1,147 | $9,769 |
| $1,000,000 | $11,496 | $1,530 | $13,026 |
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 2016–2024
Cockburn Island's residential rate rose from 1.098% in 2016 to 1.303% in 2024; the section above separates rate changes from assessment growth.
Year-by-year table
| Year | Residential rate | Municipal | Region / county | Education | Residential taxes levied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.098% | 0.910% | 0.000% | 0.188% | $89,045 |
| 2017 | 1.116% | 0.937% | 0.000% | 0.179% | $93,750 |
| 2018 | 0.966% | 0.821% | 0.000% | 0.145% | $107,902 |
| 2019 | 1.071% | 0.922% | 0.000% | 0.149% | $115,376 |
| 2020 | 1.167% | 1.014% | 0.000% | 0.153% | $120,268 |
| 2021 | 1.188% | 1.035% | 0.000% | 0.153% | $122,250 |
| 2022 | 1.208% | 1.055% | 0.000% | 0.153% | $121,644 |
| 2023 | 1.269% | 1.116% | 0.000% | 0.153% | $140,789 |
| 2024 | 1.303% | 1.150% | 0.000% | 0.153% | $139,430 |
Instalments and due dates (2024)
Cockburn Island reported 1 residential instalments in 2024, with due dates including July 31, 2024. Dates shift each year; check the municipal website for the current schedule.
All property classes, 2024
| Property class | Effective rate | Taxable assessment | Taxes levied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1.303% | $10,704,200 | $139,430 |
| Managed forests | 0.327% | $51,000 | $167 |
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.
Similar-sized municipalities (2024)
| Municipality | Residential rate | Tax on $750,000 | Ontario rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockburn Island | 1.303% | $9,769 | 166 |
| Brethour | 1.049% | $7,868 | 64 |
| Gauthier | 2.198% | $16,484 | 366 |
| Hilliard | 1.393% | $10,446 | 215 |
| Hilton Beach | 2.000% | $15,002 | 356 |
| Mattawan | 1.720% | $12,900 | 311 |
| Thornloe | 1.840% | $13,804 | 335 |
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.
Cockburn Island had 16 residents in the 2021 Census.
| Private dwellings occupied by usual residents | 11 |
|---|
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 Cockburn Island property taxes
- How much is property tax on a $600,000 home in Cockburn Island?
- At Cockburn Island's 2024 residential rate of 1.303%, a home assessed at $600,000 pays about $7,815 a year, using MPAC's 2016-based assessed value rather than the purchase price. Roughly $6,897 of that is Cockburn Island's municipal levy and $918 is the provincial education levy.
- Is property tax higher in Cockburn Island or Hilliard?
- Hilliard's rate is higher: in 2024 it charged 1.393% against Cockburn Island's 1.303%, a gap of 0.090 points or about $677 a year on a $750,000 assessment.
- Is property tax lower in Brethour than in Cockburn Island?
- Yes: Brethour's 2024 rate was 1.049%, 0.254 points below Cockburn Island's 1.303%, which is about $1,902 a year on a $750,000 assessment.
- When are Cockburn Island property taxes due?
- For 2024, Cockburn Island reported 1 residential instalments with due dates on July 31, 2024; dates shift each year, so confirm the current schedule with the township before paying.
- Why did Cockburn Island's tax rate go up in 2024?
- The residential rate moved +0.033 points from 2023 to 2024 while residential taxes collected went down 1.0%. A levy that did not grow is unusual and can reflect a one-time adjustment in the return; the 2024 budget documents from Cockburn Island are the place to confirm it.
- Does Cockburn Island pay a county or regional tax?
- No. Cockburn Island is a single-tier municipality, so its own council levied 88% of the 2024 residential rate and the Province of Ontario's education rate made up the other 12%.
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 2024. Cockburn Island's latest return was updated 2026-04-20, and this page was last rebuilt from the data on October 30, 2026. See the methodology.