A Canadian celebration in Warwick Township
Warwick municipal taxes still the lowest in Lambton
January 26, 2026
The Independent
Warwick Township residents paid the lowest amount of municipal taxes in 2025.
That’s according to Township CAO/Treasurer Trevor Jarrett.
He provided a list of the tax rates for every Lambton County municipality during a special budget meeting.
Warwick residents with a home assessed at about $300,000 paid $1,475.22 in municipal taxes. That’s even less than the homeowners paid for county taxes which come to $1,502.47.
Oil Springs residents paid the highest taxes on the same assessed value – $3,060.35, with Sarnia just $10.64 less.
Petrolia residents pay the third highest amount of taxes at $2,976.21, $1,501 more than Warwick residents.
Brooke-Alvinston and Dawn-Euphemia’s taxes were the fourth and fifth highest at $2,878 and $2,625 respectively.
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