# Ancaster

## Ancaster in numbers

[$4,848 – $5,5262026 property tax on the average $387,100 home in Ancaster5 service tiers, from rural with volunteer fire to urban with full time fire](https://localwire.ca/hamilton/numbers#taxes)[1.43%Ancaster's highest total residential rateold Hamilton urban pays 1.56% — services are billed where provided](https://localwire.ca/hamilton/numbers#taxes)[$162,600average household income, 2020Ward 12, from the census · the citywide ward table has all fifteen](https://localwire.ca/hamilton/numbers#ward-life)[18%of households spend 30%+ of income on housingWard 12, 2021 census · the standard strain threshold](https://localwire.ca/hamilton/numbers#ward-life)

Source: [City of Hamilton, How Property Tax Rates are Calculated](https://www.hamilton.ca/home-neighbourhood/property-taxes/understanding-property-tax/how-property-tax-rates-are-calculated)

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[Police](https://localwire.ca/hamilton/police)![](https://localwire.ca/plates/2026-08-19-pedestrian-injured-in-stone-church-road-collision.svg)Aug 20, 2026

### [Pedestrian Injured in Stone Church Road Collision](https://localwire.ca/hamilton/2026-08-19-pedestrian-injured-in-stone-church-road-collision/)

Hamilton Police Service issued this release. Local Wire could not retell it without identifying someone, so it is linked here in full rather than summarized.

AncasterCommittee**Motion**Aug 7, 2026

### [Audit, Finance and Administration Committee splits 5-2 on Christmas matinee concert to Sinfonia Ancaster (2023) Inc. be funded from the Ward 12...](https://localwire.ca/hamilton/2026-06-18-audit-finance-and-administration-committee-splits-5-2-on-christmas-matin/)

Ward 12 funding was proposed for Ancaster Village Christmas decorations and free children’s tickets to a 2026 Christmas matinee concert.

Recorded vote: 5 for, 2 against, 3 absent (Ward 2, Ward 4, Ward 14)

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Source: https://localwire.ca/hamilton/ancaster/