Alberta Property Tax Calculator 2026
Your 2026 property tax from your assessed value, using the rates in your municipality’s own tax bylaw.
2026 rates · verified Oct 22–28, 2026
2026 property tax in Calgary
$2,659.96
$221.66 a month · 6.6499 mills
| Municipal (3.8906) | $1,556.24 |
|---|---|
| Provincial education (2.7593) | $1,103.72 |
| Total for the year | $2,659.96 |
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2026 residential property tax rates in Alberta
Lowest to highest. Tax is for a home assessed at $400,000.00, standard residential rate.
| Municipality | Rate (mills) | Tax on $400,000.00 |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray) | 5.1257 | $2,050.28 |
| MD of Taber | 6.4912 | $2,596.48 |
| Cochrane | 6.573 | $2,629.20 |
| Calgary | 6.6499 | $2,659.96 |
| Okotoks | 6.8097 | $2,723.88 |
| Airdrie | 6.88444 | $2,753.78 |
| Strathcona County | 7.277 | $2,910.80 |
| Fort Saskatchewan | 7.908647 | $3,163.46 |
| Spruce Grove | 9.0202 | $3,608.08 |
| Leduc | 9.3948 | $3,757.92 |
| Stony Plain | 9.4336 | $3,773.44 |
| Medicine Hat | 9.5505 | $3,820.20 |
| Red Deer | 9.7289 | $3,891.56 |
| Taber | 9.7689 | $3,907.56 |
| Edmonton | 10.3637 | $4,145.48 |
| Lethbridge | 10.5022 | $4,200.88 |
| St. Albert | 11.07667 | $4,430.66 |
| Grande Prairie | 12.1656 | $4,866.24 |
Each municipality’s page shows its bylaw, every line of the rate, and other property types such as multi-family or annexed areas.
How this is calculated
- Assessed value: your property’s market value as of July 1 last year, from your assessment notice.
- Tax rates: each line of your municipality’s 2026 tax rate bylaw for residential property: the municipal rate, the provincial education rate, and any seniors housing requisition.
- Each line: assessed value × rate ÷ 1,000, rounded to the cent, as on a tax notice.
- Total: the lines added up; monthly is the total ÷ 12.
Worked example: a $400,000.00 home in Calgary and Grande Prairie
| Calgary municipal: $400,000.00 × 3.8906 ÷ 1,000 | $1,556.24 |
|---|---|
| Calgary provincial education: $400,000.00 × 2.7593 ÷ 1,000 | $1,103.72 |
| Calgary total (6.6499 mills) | $2,659.96 |
| Grande Prairie total (12.1656 mills) | $4,866.24 |
The same assessment costs $2,206.28 more a year in Grande Prairie. Each council sets its rate by dividing the tax it needs to raise by the total assessed value in the municipality, so where property values are higher, the same budget needs a lower rate.
What this calculator assumes
- Residential property in one of the municipalities listed, using the 2026 rates in its tax rate bylaw.
- It doesn’t include local improvement levies, supplementary taxes for new construction, penalties, or minimum tax amounts. Programs such as Alberta’s seniors property tax deferral don’t change the tax, only when it’s paid.
- Non-residential, farm land and designated industrial rates aren’t included.
Frequently asked questions
How is property tax calculated in Alberta?
Your assessed value × your municipality’s total tax rate ÷ 1,000. The rate is in mills (dollars per $1,000 of assessment) and adds up a municipal rate, the provincial education rate and, in most places, a small seniors housing requisition. A $400,000.00 home in Calgary at 6.6499 mills pays $2,659.96 for 2026.
What is a mill rate?
A mill is one-tenth of a cent, so a rate of 1 mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value. A 12.1656 mill rate means $12.17 of tax per $1,000, or about $1,216.56 on a $100,000 assessment.
Which Alberta municipality has the lowest property tax rate?
Of the municipalities on this page, Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray) has the lowest 2026 residential rate at 5.1257 mills, and Grande Prairie the highest at 12.1656. A low rate doesn’t always mean a low bill: it also depends on home values, which are much higher in some places.
Where do I find my assessed value?
On your property assessment notice, which most Alberta municipalities mail with or before the tax notice. The assessment is your property’s market value as of July 1 of the previous year. Many municipalities also have an online assessment search.
Why did my property tax go up when the rate went down?
Because your bill depends on your assessment as well as the rate. Municipalities set the rate after assessments come in, so if your home’s value rose more than the average in your municipality, your share of the tax goes up even if the rate drops.
What is the education property tax?
It’s a provincial tax that funds schools. Your municipality collects it on the tax notice and passes it to the province, or to a separate school board. Public and separate school supporters pay the same residential rate in every municipality on this page.
Rates for tax year 2026, verified to · Page updated
Sources
Provincial and territorial
- City of Airdrie – Bylaw B-11/2026 (filed with Alberta Municipal Affairs) · checked
- City of Calgary – Bylaw 9M2026, 2026 Property Tax Bylaw (filed with Alberta Municipal Affairs) · checked
- City of Spruce Grove – Bylaw C-1440-26 (filed with Alberta Municipal Affairs) · checked
Municipal
- Town of Cochrane – Bylaw 05/2026, 2026 tax rate bylaw · checked
- City of Edmonton – Tax rates (2026, Bylaw 21442) · checked
- City of Fort Saskatchewan – Bylaw C21-26, Property Tax and Supplementary Property Tax Bylaw · checked
- City of Grande Prairie – Bylaw C-1493, 2026 Property Tax Bylaw · checked
- City of Leduc – Bylaw 1244-2026, 2026 Property Tax Rate Bylaw · checked
- City of Lethbridge – Bylaw 6516, 2026 Property Tax & Supplementary Property Tax Rate Bylaw · checked
- Municipal District of Taber – Bylaw 2032, 2026 Property Tax Mill Rate Bylaw · checked
- City of Medicine Hat – Bylaw 4878, 2026 property tax rates (Schedule A) · checked
- Town of Okotoks – Bylaw 05-26, Assessable and Supplementary Tax Rates (council agenda, May 11, 2026) · checked
- City of Red Deer – Bylaw 3740/2026, Tax Rate Bylaw (Schedule A) · checked
- City of St. Albert – Bylaw 18/2026, 2026 Property Tax Rate Bylaw · checked
- Town of Stony Plain – Bylaw 2739/TAX/26, 2026 Tax Rate Bylaw · checked
- Strathcona County – Tax rates (2026, Bylaw 4-2026) · checked
- Town of Taber – Bylaw 19-2026, 2026 Property Tax Rate Bylaw · checked
- Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo – Bylaw 26/010, 2026 Property Tax Rate Bylaw · checked