But relevant. I hear all the time, my basement is finished so my taxes are higher, my driveway is concrete so my taxes are higher, I have a fenced yard, so my taxes are higher, I live in Niagara on the Lake so my taxes are higher. I could make this blog post very very short and say, your taxes are not based on those things or others. They are based solely on the value of your home. An easy-peasy equation is as follows; the value of your home multiplied by the mill rate of the city your in = your property tax.&... read more