Welcome Tax Calculator Hampstead 2026

A compact enclave defined by a "standard-plus" grid

Hampstead is one of the smallest municipalities on the Island of Montreal — wrapped on three sides by Côte Saint-Luc and bordered by Montréal's Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce district to the east. That tight geography shapes every welcome-tax notice the Town issues: the by-law keeps the standard provincial brackets on the lower part of the grid, then adds a single upper municipal step whose triggering threshold is pushed beyond the standard provincial mark, with no intermediate rung above it and no extra step stacked at the top of the local market. That simplicity — one step grafted onto the standard grid — is what sets the Hampstead notice apart. The Town's property transfers page publishes the mechanics and the annual comparative factors used to compute market value under the Act. The calculator above gives you the working estimate for budgeting; the official notice remains the document of record for payment.

A small market dominated by the detached home

Hampstead counts 7,037 residents per the most recent census and its housing stock is overwhelmingly detached single-family. According to the Hampstead residential statistics published by Centris, the median single-family price stands at $1,825,000 over the last four quarters, up 11% year over year, with 44 completed transactions and a median time on market of 90 days. Total residential volume is up 28% over the same period, a signal that activity is concentrated in higher-value trades. The 2026-2027-2028 triennial assessment roll for the Montreal urban agglomeration was deposited on September 12, 2025 and took effect on January 1, 2026 for the next three fiscal years, per the Hampstead property-assessment page — its reading flows straight into the taxable base of the welcome-tax notice on the next transfer of a Hampstead property.

What moves the amount, and how Hampstead compares with its neighbours

The taxable base is the greater of the sale price, the consideration stated in the notarial deed, or the market value of the property (roll value times the comparative factor published annually by the Town). You can look up the roll value for any address on the Evalweb portal of the City of Montreal Evaluation Services, which covers every municipality in the Montreal agglomeration, Hampstead included. On the rate-grid side, Côte Saint-Luc, which wraps around Hampstead, delays its first municipal step further and adds an intermediate rung and a top rung — a softer slope on the typical detached home, but a heavier reading at the very top of the local market. Montréal, just across Queen Mary Road, stacks several progressive municipal brackets that climb well above the standard grid. Hampstead sits between the two on the strength of its simplicity: the upper step kicks in early, but it stands alone. Run the calculator above on the same value across the three cities to see where the gap opens.

The new-resident guide and what comes next

Hampstead does not run a dedicated welcome-tax rebate program, but a new owner's first weeks are shaped by a specific onboarding gesture: once the welcome-tax notice is issued, the Town mails out a new-resident guide that consolidates local by-laws, registration steps and access to municipal services, per the Town's New Residents page. Signing up to the my.Hampstead citizen portal unlocks online payments, permits and municipal communications. Dog licences, opt-in to municipal alerts, and the request for the six free annual overnight parking permits all flow through the same portal. On the recreation side, registration for sports programs and the day camp runs through the Recreation portal.

Payment, timing and the provincial home-access credit

The welcome-tax notice is mailed after the sale is published at the Quebec land register and must be paid in a single instalment within 30 days of the billing date. The payment options set out on the Municipal Taxes page apply to the notice: online banking using the 18-digit matricule shown in the top-right corner of the bill (dashes removed), cheque mailed with the remittance stub and made out to Ville de Hampstead, or payment in person at Town Hall in cash, cheque or debit card — credit cards are not accepted. Online consultation runs through the my.Hampstead citizen portal. Any payment received after the due date triggers interest on the unpaid balance at the annual rate posted on the notice. If the transaction is signed under a private deed and not entered in the land register, the buyer must file the transfer of immovables disclosure form with the Town; a separate exemption disclosure form applies when an exemption initially relied on ceases to be satisfied. Your notary will confirm whether you qualify for the provincial home-access tax credit, governed by the Act respecting duties on transfers of immovables (CQLR, c. D-15.1).

Useful resources and contacts

Before paying, cross-check your estimate against the official notice received from the Town and the Hampstead property transfers page, which sets out the general calculation method and the disclosure procedure.

• Hampstead Town Hall: 514-369-8200 — service desk and mailing address at 5569 Queen Mary Road, Hampstead, Quebec H3X 1W5, email info@hampstead.qc.ca, fax 514-369-8229.
• Tax account and welcome-tax notice online: the my.Hampstead citizen portal to view and pay from your 18-digit matricule.
• Public assessment roll: Evalweb on the City of Montreal site for lookup by address; the City of Montreal Evaluation Services answers technical questions at 514-280-3825.
• Hampstead property-assessment page: download the extract of the 2026-2027-2028 roll and view past rolls.
• Private-deed sales: the transfer disclosure form must be filed with the Town.

The calculator above gives a working estimate for budgeting; the official notice issued by the Town of Hampstead remains the document of record for final payment.