Quebec City Property Tax Calculator 2026: 0.825% Rate
Quebec City's 2026 residential rate is 0.8254% of assessed value, about $3,797 a year on the $460,000 benchmark home. Enter the value from your assessment notice to see your own bill for the year and the month, where Quebec City sits among the 20 Quebec cities here, and who sets the value you are taxed on.
How the rate for Quebec City is built. Municipal ad valorem levies 0.7464% (general rate plus debt, transit and water levies where billed on value) plus Quebec school tax 0.07899% (2026-27). Applies to the municipal assessment roll, which can lag market value.
| What the bill usually adds or leaves out | |
|---|---|
| Flat charges for water, sewer, garbage or stormwater, where the city bills them separately | not included |
| Local improvement charges and business improvement area levies | not included |
| Provincial or municipal homeowner grants and seniors' deferrals that lower the bill | not included |
| A change in the assessment when the roll is updated or the home is sold | not modelled |
Show the math
Annual tax = assessed value × total residential rate. The rate is the sum of the municipal levy, the provincial or school education levy and any regional, transit or library levy that is charged on value, exactly as the city publishes it for 2026. Cities that publish mill rates (per $1,000) or rates per $100 of assessment are converted to a percentage. The assessed value comes from your province's assessment body, which is not the market value: Ontario still uses January 1, 2016 values, BC uses July 1 of the previous year, Alberta July 1 of the previous year, Quebec a three-year roll. The ranking compares the rates published by the 20 Quebec municipalities in our data, not every municipality in the province.
What property tax costs on a typical Quebec City home
Quebec City's benchmark home price is $460,000 (2026-08). If the assessment matched that price, the tax would be $3,797 a year, $316.40 a month. With 10% down at 4.5% over 25 years, the mortgage on that home is $2,362.41 a month, so with heat and insurance the cost of owning it is about $2,929 a month. Property tax is 11% of that, a small part of the monthly cost, because the mortgage dominates at this price.
Against rent, the tax alone is 25% of the $1,277 average two-bedroom apartment rent in Quebec City. The rent vs buy page for Quebec City runs the whole comparison, and the mortgage page shows the income needed to qualify.
Property tax in Quebec City by assessed value
At the 2026 residential rate of 0.8254%.
| Assessed value | Tax per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| $400,000 | $3,302 | $275.13 |
| $600,000 | $4,952 | $412.70 |
| $800,000 | $6,603 | $550.26 |
| $1,000,000 | $8,254 | $687.83 |
Who sets the assessed value in Quebec City
The value on your notice comes from the municipality, on a roll it publishes every three years, a three-year roll. For 2026 it reflects July 1, eighteen months before the roll takes effect. Values jump when a new roll starts and then stay flat for three years, which is why the rate often drops in a new-roll year. The welcome tax on a purchase is separate from this annual tax. Quebec City sets only the rate, when council passes the budget.
How the rate for Quebec City is built
Municipal ad valorem levies 0.7464% (general rate plus debt, transit and water levies where billed on value) plus Quebec school tax 0.07899% (2026-27). Applies to the municipal assessment roll, which can lag market value.
How Quebec City compares in Quebec
Quebec City is 16th of 20 Quebec cities, in the high-rate third. A $600,000 assessment costs $4,952 a year, $2,576 more than in Mirabel. High rates usually go with lower home values, so the bill on a typical local home is often closer to the province's other cities than the rate suggests.
| Cities near Quebec City's rate | Rank | Rate | Tax on $600,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lévis | 12 of 20 | 0.715% | $4,291 |
| Terrebonne | 13 of 20 | 0.768% | $4,609 |
| Sherbrooke | 14 of 20 | 0.772% | $4,634 |
| Longueuil | 15 of 20 | 0.821% | $4,924 |
| Quebec City | 16 of 20 | 0.825% | $4,952 |
| Gatineau | 17 of 20 | 0.826% | $4,957 |
| Saguenay | 18 of 20 | 1.050% | $6,301 |
| Trois-Rivières | 19 of 20 | 1.076% | $6,457 |
| Shawinigan | 20 of 20 | 1.098% | $6,586 |
All 20 Quebec cities, ranked, are on the main property tax page and in the calculator above.
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Common questions
Frequently asked questions
- What is the property tax rate in Quebec City?
- 0.8254% of assessed value for residential property in 2026, including the education portion. Municipal ad valorem levies 0.7464% (general rate plus debt, transit and water levies where billed on value) plus Quebec school tax 0.07899% (2026-27).
- How much is property tax on a typical home in Quebec City?
- Quebec City's benchmark home price is $460,000. At the 2026 rate the tax on that value is about $3,797 a year, $316.40 a month. Your assessment is usually not the same as the price, so check the value on your notice and enter that instead. In Quebec it is set by the municipality, on a roll it publishes every three years as of July 1, eighteen months before the roll takes effect.
- Who decides the assessed value of my home in Quebec City?
- The municipality, on a roll it publishes every three years, a three-year roll. The 2026 value is based on July 1, eighteen months before the roll takes effect. Values jump when a new roll starts and then stay flat for three years, which is why the rate often drops in a new-roll year. The welcome tax on a purchase is separate from this annual tax. The city sets the rate, not the value, when it passes its budget.
- Is property tax high in Quebec City?
- By rate it is the 16th lowest of the 20 Quebec cities in our data. That usually goes with lower home values, so the bill on a typical Quebec City home is closer to the other cities than the rate suggests.
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