Population
2,665
Land Area
9.08
haAnnual Operating Budget
$8.0M
expensesTrends and Profile
Hanna Population Trend
Annual estimates, 2016–2025
Fiscal Trends (2021–2024)
Revenue and expense per person over 4 years
Fiscal Report Card
These metrics reflect reported financial data and do not capture local context such as major infrastructure investments, one-time grants, natural disasters, or policy decisions. Learn more
Fiscal Trajectory
73.6
scoreFiscal trajectory score of 73.6 is above the band average of 50.0, placing this municipality among improving peers.
Fiscal Balance
$2,368
/ personOperating surplus of $2,368/person is 2.6× the band average of $904. Ranks 13th of 106 in the band.
Tax Burden
$1,069
/ personPer-person taxation of $1,069 is 60% below the band average of $2,643, ranking 27th of 106 in the band.
Debt Load
0.0%
capacity usedLiability servicing capacity used is 0.0%, leaving significant room for strategic borrowing if needed.
Revenue Resilience
55.1%
grant dependencyGrant dependency of 55.1% is above the band average of 22.1%. More reliant on transfers than typical peers.
Service Efficiency
$2,995
/ personTotal spending of $2,995/person is $1,476 below the band average, ranking 38th of 106 for service efficiency.
What's Driving These Numbers
Tax Revenue by Property Class
How the annual municipal tax levy is split across property classes. A higher residential share means homeowners carry more of the tax burden.
Share of total municipal tax levy by property class (Commercial and Industrial combined)
Annual Homeowner Cost
Estimated taxes on a median-value home
A typical homeowner pays $887/year — 67% below the band average of $2,689.
Estimated annual property tax bill on a median-value home (all dwelling types — not single-family only). See methodology.
Learn more ↗Estimated taxes on a median-value home
Estimated annual property tax bill on a median-value home (all dwelling types — not single-family only). See methodology.
A typical homeowner pays $887/year — 67% below the band average of $2,689.
Learn more ↗$887 / yr
Estimated taxes on a median-value home
Estimated annual property tax bill on a median-value home (all dwelling types — not single-family only). See methodology.
A typical homeowner pays $887/year — 67% below the band average of $2,689.
Residential Tax Base
Share of assessed property value from residential
72.4% of the tax base is residential, similar to the band average of 68.2%.
Learn more ↗Share of assessed property value from residential
72.4% of the tax base is residential, similar to the band average of 68.2%.
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Share of assessed property value from residential
72.4% of the tax base is residential, similar to the band average of 68.2%.
Population Growth
Change over 5 years (2020–2025)
Population grew 1.4% over 5 years, compared to the band average of 5.0%.
Learn more ↗Change over 5 years (2020–2025)
Population grew 1.4% over 5 years, compared to the band average of 5.0%.
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Change over 5 years (2020–2025)
Population grew 1.4% over 5 years, compared to the band average of 5.0%.
Development Activity
Building permit data not available
Revenue Breakdown / person
Expense Breakdown / person
Peer Comparison
Comparing against 64 municipalities in the 1,500-5,000 band.
| Municipality | Type | Population▼ | Rev/Cap | Exp/Cap | Surplus/Cap | Debt/Cap | Tax Bill | Tax Coll. % | Liab. Used % | 5yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardston County | D | 4,948 | $2,180 | $2,270 | -$90 | $355 | $876 | 91.6% | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| Woodlands County | D | 4,778 | $7,294 | $6,486 | $808 | $1,790 | $677 | 94.1% | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| Barrhead | T | 4,768 | $3,659 | $3,300 | $359 | $779 | $1,170 | 97.8% | 7.6% | +3.0% |
| Jasper | D | 4,627 | $14,634 | $13,100 | $1,534 | $5,091 | $885 | 93.9% | 13.3% | -1.9% |
| Raymond | T | 4,600 | $2,924 | $2,132 | $792 | $1,477 | $1,103 | 92.2% | 38.0% | +14.7% |
| Vulcan County | D | 4,491 | $5,820 | $4,970 | $850 | $218 | $639 | 96.5% | 2.8% | +7.4% |
| Wainwright No. 61, M.d. of | D | 4,446 | $10,611 | $6,232 | $4,379 | $0 | $1,222 | 94.6% | 0.0% | — |
| Warner No. 5, County of | D | 4,290 | $3,186 | $3,040 | $146 | $0 | $1,668 | 90.1% | 0.0% | — |
| Claresholm | T | 4,248 | $2,607 | $2,288 | $319 | $1,114 | $747 | 94.9% | 20.6% | +8.7% |
| Vermilion | T | 4,192 | $3,771 | $3,574 | $197 | $2,394 | $1,162 | 97.3% | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| Northern Lights County | D | 4,115 | $6,403 | $5,711 | $692 | $4,042 | $968 | 96.2% | 25.4% | -5.0% |
| Crossfield | T | 4,075 | $2,746 | $2,351 | $396 | $1,652 | $991 | 94.6% | 29.2% | +20.0% |
| Forty Mile County No. 8 | D | 4,073 | $5,380 | $4,249 | $1,131 | $1,333 | $900 | 96.7% | 7.9% | +11.6% |
| Smoky Lake County | D | 4,043 | $4,867 | $4,435 | $431 | $0 | $693 | 95.9% | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| Fort Macleod | T | 3,945 | $3,249 | $2,771 | $477 | $2,064 | $697 | 97.1% | 29.4% | +22.0% |
| Lamont County | D | 3,918 | $5,651 | $5,617 | $34 | $1,051 | $816 | 92.3% | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| Pincher Creek | T | 3,890 | $3,754 | $3,699 | $55 | $793 | $1,163 | 96.1% | 8.5% | +5.1% |
| Cardston | T | 3,853 | $3,611 | $3,090 | $521 | $549 | $994 | 96.3% | 7.7% | +4.5% |
| Penhold | T | 3,812 | $3,379 | $3,216 | $164 | $564 | $1,291 | 96.8% | 13.4% | +2.8% |
| Flagstaff County | D | 3,729 | $9,158 | $6,941 | $2,217 | $12 | $634 | 83.4% | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| Two Hills No. 21, County of | D | 3,412 | $4,636 | $5,077 | -$441 | $0 | $1,061 | 94.8% | 0.0% | — |
| Opportunity No. 17, M.d. of | D | 3,382 | $23,184 | $23,058 | $126 | $11,527 | $711 | 97.0% | 16.4% | — |
| Gibbons | T | 3,352 | $2,555 | $3,747 | -$1,192 | $3,574 | $1,201 | 94.2% | 63.4% | +8.2% |
| Coalhurst | T | 3,244 | $1,931 | $1,773 | $158 | $625 | $1,017 | 94.2% | 10.3% | +8.2% |
| Pincher Creek No. 9, M.d. of | D | 3,240 | $5,842 | $5,603 | $239 | $748 | $1,389 | 98.6% | 8.6% | — |
| Thorhild County | D | 3,147 | $7,469 | $5,345 | $2,124 | $0 | $583 | 96.8% | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| Minburn County No. 27 | D | 3,142 | $7,414 | $4,988 | $2,426 | $0 | $670 | 96.9% | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| Clear Hills County | D | 3,006 | $6,671 | $5,236 | $1,434 | $0 | $213 | 92.4% | 0.0% | — |
| Fairview | T | 2,918 | $3,146 | $3,321 | -$176 | $0 | $975 | 93.3% | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| Athabasca | T | 2,887 | $3,691 | $3,922 | -$231 | $2,244 | $1,290 | 94.6% | 24.5% | +1.5% |
| Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.d. of | D | 2,809 | $9,487 | $9,219 | $267 | $518 | $813 | 98.7% | 7.9% | — |
| Grimshaw | T | 2,799 | $2,678 | $2,458 | $221 | $196 | $1,065 | 96.4% | 3.3% | +6.9% |
| Sundre | T | 2,683 | $5,048 | $3,857 | $1,191 | $1,620 | $957 | 92.0% | 20.3% | +4.2% |
| Hanna | T | 2,665 | $5,363 | $2,995 | $2,368 | $0 | $887 | 96.4% | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| High Prairie | T | 2,607 | $5,078 | $4,384 | $694 | $347 | $1,268 | 94.6% | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| Magrath | T | 2,566 | $2,461 | $2,092 | $369 | $285 | $1,238 | 99.2% | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| Sexsmith | T | 2,561 | $3,027 | $3,117 | -$90 | $1,447 | $1,231 | 96.6% | 22.1% | -5.9% |
| Nanton | T | 2,522 | $3,308 | $2,747 | $561 | $269 | $1,127 | 97.0% | 3.0% | +13.2% |
| Rimbey | T | 2,502 | $2,769 | $2,836 | -$67 | $319 | $1,007 | 98.0% | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| Beaverlodge | T | 2,454 | $4,030 | $3,552 | $478 | $2,509 | $1,238 | 95.0% | 31.5% | +2.0% |
| Saddle Hills County | D | 2,449 | $24,987 | $15,296 | $9,691 | $0 | $532 | 99.6% | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| Picture Butte | T | 2,380 | $2,903 | $2,539 | $364 | $596 | $946 | 96.2% | 7.9% | +16.4% |
| Calmar | T | 2,345 | $3,374 | $2,733 | $641 | $1,429 | $1,511 | 87.8% | 20.0% | +1.1% |
| Bow Island | T | 2,310 | $3,693 | $2,622 | $1,072 | $1,127 | $1,258 | 99.2% | 26.1% | +18.1% |
| Redwater | T | 2,301 | $3,587 | $3,468 | $120 | $1,568 | $1,351 | 89.0% | 26.3% | +9.3% |
| Tofield | T | 2,122 | $3,832 | $3,271 | $561 | $1,680 | $1,211 | 94.6% | 26.1% | +9.0% |
| Provost No. 52, M.d. of | D | 2,071 | $15,734 | $11,999 | $3,736 | $0 | $791 | 90.5% | 0.0% | — |
| Fox Creek | T | 2,013 | $10,262 | $6,195 | $4,067 | $5,340 | $1,471 | 81.7% | 35.1% | +14.2% |
| Paintearth No. 18, County of | D | 1,990 | $10,111 | $7,463 | $2,648 | $0 | $911 | 98.2% | 0.0% | — |
| Millet | T | 1,967 | $5,010 | $3,728 | $1,282 | $680 | $1,115 | 91.8% | 7.7% | +7.0% |
| Vulcan | T | 1,922 | $3,653 | $3,249 | $404 | $2,122 | $1,174 | 94.7% | 27.5% | +4.6% |
| Smoky River No. 130, M.d. of | D | 1,895 | $6,740 | $9,318 | -$2,577 | $341 | $1,091 | 60.8% | 9.3% | — |
| Provost | T | 1,875 | $3,956 | $3,469 | $488 | $203 | $1,370 | 96.2% | 8.8% | -4.2% |
| Lamont | T | 1,856 | $2,717 | $2,435 | $282 | $1,141 | $1,442 | 94.4% | 22.9% | +8.0% |
| Northern Sunrise County | D | 1,848 | $20,914 | $26,604 | -$5,690 | $1,101 | $450 | 95.4% | 16.1% | +2.8% |
| Starland County | D | 1,820 | $10,424 | $8,668 | $1,756 | $1,407 | $690 | 78.5% | 9.3% | -8.2% |
| Valleyview | T | 1,807 | $5,923 | $6,408 | -$485 | $158 | $978 | 95.7% | 2.8% | +5.1% |
| Two Hills | T | 1,698 | $2,562 | $2,446 | $115 | $1,739 | $1,399 | 80.1% | 29.8% | +24.7% |
| Nobleford | T | 1,694 | $1,534 | $1,444 | $89 | $76 | $390 | 97.5% | 5.0% | +17.2% |
| Bighorn No. 8, M.d. of | D | 1,598 | $8,307 | $8,242 | $65 | $398 | $1,330 | 94.0% | 4.0% | — |
| Peace No. 135, M.d. of | D | 1,581 | $3,509 | $3,750 | -$242 | $0 | $1,580 | 94.5% | 0.0% | — |
| Fairview No. 136, M.d. of | D | 1,580 | $6,137 | $5,642 | $495 | $0 | $1,794 | 90.3% | 0.0% | — |
| Birch Hills County | D | 1,522 | $7,984 | $6,256 | $1,728 | $0 | $1,177 | 85.1% | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| Wembley | T | 1,516 | $2,415 | $3,026 | -$611 | $332 | $1,283 | 94.1% | 5.3% | -1.7% |