Assessment & Tax Bill

How assessment impacts your tax bill

Property assessment is a distribution mechanism for property tax. Your property tax bill is determined by the budgetary needs of The City and The Province multiplied by the portion allocated to you. Your portion is determined by the value of the property you own in Calgary, which is your property assessment each year.

Learn more about how we deliver City services and determine your property tax bill.

How does a change in my property's value impact my tax bill?

While the real estate market can go up or down, a change in your property’s assessed value doesn’t mean your tax bill will do the same. 

Your property’s year-to-year value change compared to the typical value change for all residential (or non-residential) properties determines how your property tax bill might be impacted.

2025 typical value changes:

  • 15 per cent residential properties
  • 3 per cent non-residential properties

Typical value change in the residential market is only one factor that impacts your tax bill. Individual tax responsibility shifts with property value changes. This ensures fairness, as those with higher property value increases contribute a larger share of taxes.

Residential

Description

If your property's value change is: 

  • Lower than the typical 15 per cent for residential, the tax implication will be less tax
  • Similar to the typical 15 per cent for residential, the tax implication will be similar to what you currently pay
  • Higher than the typical 15 per cent for residential, the tax implication will be more tax

This is assuming a zero per cent Council approved budgetary change. 

Non-residential

Description

If your property's value change is: 

  • Lower than the typical three per cent for residential, the tax implication will be less tax
  • Similar to the typical three per cent for residential, the tax implication will be similar to what you currently pay
  • Higher than the typical three per cent for residential, the tax implication will be more tax

This is assuming a zero per cent Council approved budgetary change. 

Get an estimate of your property tax bill

Use our property calculator to estimate what your property tax bill is before it is mailed in late May. The calculator is updated each January and provides a breakdown of all the factors that go into the amount you’ll see on your next tax bill.

Visit calgary.ca/propertytax for further information about how and where to pay your property tax bill or calgary.ca/TIPP to join our monthly Tax Instalment Payment Plan (TIPP).

Our finances

Working hard to ensure Calgarians receive outstanding value for their property tax dollars. Learn how it all comes together.

How is my property assessed?

Assessment includes things like the size of your house, year it was built and the neighbourhood you live in. Learn more.

Property tax breakdown

Curious to learn where your property tax dollars get invested?

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