Many residential property owners in Lachute will pay less than one per cent more in property taxes in 2025. The 2025 municipal budget includes a residential levy increase of 0.99 per cent.
The average value of a residential house property in the urban area of Lachute is $370,926. The 0.99 per cent increase means the 2025 property taxes for a home with that value will be $2,798, or $27.70 more than in 2024.
Other property categories in Lachute will also experience increased property taxes in 2025. The average increase for a multi-residential building with six or more units is 1.02 per cent. The industrial rate is increasing by an average of 1.30 per cent, and an average of 2.64 per cent more in taxes will be charged to owners of commercial properties.
The total value of the 2025 Lachute budget is $36,288,200, an increase of 5.4 per cent or $1,959,562 from 2024.
According to the city, council decided to appropriate $2,066,700 from the accumulated surplus, and return the surpluses generated in recent years to citizens as part of an effort to keep tax increases below the inflation rate while improving municipal services.
“This responsible budget reflects our priority to help citizens get through this more difficult period. By keeping increases below inflation and controlling our spending, we are offering our residents some respite while continuing to build a prosperous and attractive city,” Mayor Bernard Bigras-Denis said.
The 2025 budget includes increased funding for the annual Lachute en fête summer festival, a special allocation for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Expo Lachute Fair, additional funds for the Department of Public Works, funding for firefighter training, funding for Municipal Court reform, and funding for contaminated soil management. The 2025 budget also includes provisions for continued efforts for tree planting, park revitalization, support for local organizations, and the promotion of affordable housing.
Lachute Council has also adopted a three-year capital expenditure program with investments of $52,370,800, including $15,149,500 for 2025. However, 38 per cent of financing of these investments is from other sources, including the Government of Québec and developers. Capital projects included in the three-year plan include the project to transform the former United Church building into the new public library, street improvements in the downtown area, adding pickleball courts and renovating the basketball court at Parc Ayers, street paving, and a multi-year sidewalk improvement plan.
