AB Municipal Expense Volatility Rankings

Coefficient of variation of total expenses per capita across 4 years.

313 municipalities ranked Lower is better

Lowest — Best Performing

1. Hanna (1,500-5,000) 0.01 2. Mundare (Under 1,500) 0.01 3. Alix (Under 1,500) 0.01 4. Rocky Mountain House (5,000-15,000) 0.01 5. Morinville (5,000-15,000) 0.01

Highest — Needs Attention

309. Delia (Under 1,500) 0.58 310. Olds (5,000-15,000) 0.59 311. I.d. No. 24 (Wood Buffalo) (Under 1,500) 0.84 312. Bonnyville (5,000-15,000) 0.84 313. Rockyford (Under 1,500) 1.04

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About this Metric

Low value means

Spending is consistent and predictable from year to year.

High value means

Spending swings significantly between years — budgeting may be reactive rather than planned.

For Councillors

High volatility suggests reactive budgeting rather than strategic financial planning.

For Residents

Stable spending means more predictable services and taxes.

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Prov. # ▲	Municipality	Type	Population	Value	Band Rank	vs Band Avg
1	Hanna	T	2,665	0.01	1 of 105	-90%
2	Mundare	T	875	0.01	1 of 192	-91%
3	Alix	D	877	0.01	2 of 192	-91%
4	Rocky Mountain House	T	8,144	0.01	1 of 90	-85%
5	Morinville	T	10,763	0.01	2 of 90	-83%
6	Nampa	D	430	0.02	3 of 192	-85%
7	Clear Hills County	D	3,006	0.02	2 of 105	-81%
8	Vegreville	T	6,153	0.02	3 of 90	-79%
9	Mannville	D	829	0.02	4 of 192	-82%
10	Falher	T	1,084	0.02	5 of 192	-81%
11	Vulcan	T	1,922	0.02	3 of 105	-76%
12	Swan Hills	T	1,430	0.02	6 of 192	-81%
13	Clive	D	907	0.02	7 of 192	-81%
14	Rosalind	D	192	0.02	8 of 192	-81%
15	Eckville	T	1,088	0.02	9 of 192	-80%
16	Silver Sands	V	244	0.02	10 of 192	-80%
17	Crowsnest Pass	D	6,011	0.02	4 of 90	-75%
18	Ponoka County	D	10,670	0.02	5 of 90	-74%
19	Raymond	T	4,600	0.02	4 of 105	-71%
20	Legal	T	1,253	0.03	12 of 192	-78%
21	Bruderheim	T	1,439	0.03	14 of 192	-76%
22	Smoky Lake County	D	4,043	0.03	5 of 105	-69%
23	Elnora	D	307	0.03	15 of 192	-76%
24	Spirit River No. 133, M.d. of	D	649	0.03	16 of 192	-76%
25	Carmangay	D	297	0.03	17 of 192	-75%
26	Castor	T	876	0.03	18 of 192	-75%
27	Strathmore	T	16,416	0.03	2 of 48	-57%
28	Willow Creek No. 26, M.d. of	D	6,081	0.03	9 of 90	-68%
29	Cold Lake	D	17,815	0.03	3 of 48	-54%
30	Czar	D	281	0.03	19 of 192	-73%
31	Calgary	D	1,612,834	0.03	1 of 10	-42%
32	Leduc	D	39,966	0.03	4 of 48	-53%
33	Lamont	T	1,856	0.03	7 of 105	-64%
34	Sundre	T	2,683	0.03	8 of 105	-63%
35	Brooks	D	17,537	0.03	5 of 48	-49%
36	Red Deer	D	115,409	0.03	1 of 22	-49%
37	Warner No. 5, County of	D	4,290	0.03	9 of 105	-61%
38	Longview	D	304	0.03	20 of 192	-70%
39	Manning	T	1,153	0.03	21 of 192	-70%
40	Girouxville	D	311	0.03	22 of 192	-69%
41	Lacombe County	D	11,072	0.03	10 of 90	-61%
42	McLennan	T	729	0.03	23 of 192	-69%
43	High River	T	15,518	0.03	6 of 48	-46%
44	South View	V	74	0.03	24 of 192	-69%
45	Strathcona County	D	107,345	0.04	2 of 22	-46%
46	Warner	D	400	0.04	25 of 192	-68%
47	Youngstown	D	179	0.04	26 of 192	-68%
48	Sundance Beach	V	44	0.04	27 of 192	-68%
49	Pelican Narrows	V	162	0.04	28 of 192	-68%
50	Wood Buffalo	D	81,577	0.04	3 of 22	-44%
51	Redcliff	T	5,916	0.04	11 of 90	-58%
52	Oyen	T	961	0.04	29 of 192	-67%
53	Parkland County	D	34,286	0.04	7 of 48	-42%
54	Yellowstone	V	117	0.04	30 of 192	-66%
55	Bassano	T	1,381	0.04	31 of 192	-66%
56	Edmonton	D	1,238,295	0.04	2 of 10	-27%
57	Hussar	D	192	0.04	32 of 192	-66%
58	Consort	D	707	0.04	33 of 192	-65%
59	Spruce Grove	D	44,575	0.04	8 of 48	-38%
60	Lougheed	D	224	0.04	34 of 192	-64%
61	West Cove	V	307	0.04	35 of 192	-64%
62	Cardston	T	3,853	0.04	13 of 105	-53%
63	Picture Butte	T	2,380	0.04	14 of 105	-53%
64	Wheatland County	D	10,150	0.04	12 of 90	-54%
65	Crossfield	T	4,075	0.04	15 of 105	-52%
66	Claresholm	T	4,248	0.04	16 of 105	-52%
67	Bowden	T	1,315	0.04	37 of 192	-63%
68	Killam	T	887	0.04	38 of 192	-63%
69	Paintearth No. 18, County of	D	1,990	0.04	17 of 105	-52%
70	Whispering Hills	V	136	0.04	39 of 192	-63%
71	St. Paul County No. 19	D	6,462	0.04	13 of 90	-53%
72	Boyle	D	859	0.04	40 of 192	-63%
73	Vilna	D	269	0.04	41 of 192	-63%
74	Acadia No. 34, M.d. of	D	494	0.04	42 of 192	-62%
75	Argentia Beach	V	36	0.04	43 of 192	-62%
76	West Baptiste	V	48	0.04	44 of 192	-62%
77	Morrin	D	231	0.04	45 of 192	-61%
78	Barnwell	D	1,073	0.04	46 of 192	-61%
79	Calmar	T	2,345	0.04	21 of 105	-49%
80	Norglenwold	V	339	0.04	47 of 192	-61%
81	Provost No. 52, M.d. of	D	2,071	0.04	22 of 105	-48%
82	Westlock County	D	7,556	0.04	14 of 90	-49%
83	Rosemary	D	374	0.05	48 of 192	-60%
84	Lac la Biche County	D	8,580	0.05	15 of 90	-48%
85	Chestermere	D	31,671	0.05	10 of 48	-29%
86	Flagstaff County	D	3,729	0.05	23 of 105	-47%
87	Onoway	T	957	0.05	49 of 192	-59%
88	Wetaskiwin	D	13,703	0.05	16 of 90	-48%
89	Minburn County No. 27	D	3,142	0.05	24 of 105	-46%
90	Milo	D	131	0.05	50 of 192	-58%
91	Airdrie	D	92,544	0.05	4 of 22	-28%
92	Kitscoty	D	964	0.05	51 of 192	-58%
93	Daysland	T	902	0.05	52 of 192	-58%
94	Delburne	D	949	0.05	53 of 192	-58%
95	Sylvan Lake	T	17,897	0.05	11 of 48	-27%
96	Hardisty	T	628	0.05	55 of 192	-58%
97	Stony Plain	T	19,662	0.05	12 of 48	-26%
98	Forestburg	D	833	0.05	56 of 192	-57%
99	Birchcliff	V	301	0.05	57 of 192	-57%
100	Lacombe	D	14,733	0.05	17 of 90	-44%
101	Nakamun Park	V	80	0.05	58 of 192	-55%
102	Kneehill County	D	5,037	0.05	19 of 90	-42%
103	Cremona	D	486	0.05	59 of 192	-54%
104	Two Hills No. 21, County of	D	3,412	0.05	25 of 105	-40%
105	Mackenzie County	D	14,488	0.05	21 of 90	-41%
106	Larkspur	V	53	0.05	60 of 192	-53%
107	Camrose	D	20,801	0.05	14 of 48	-18%
108	Leduc County	D	16,400	0.05	15 of 48	-18%
109	Lethbridge	D	113,671	0.05	7 of 22	-18%
110	Sunbreaker Cove	V	137	0.05	61 of 192	-52%
111	St. Paul	T	6,218	0.05	22 of 90	-39%
112	Vauxhall	T	1,451	0.05	62 of 192	-52%
113	Wainwright	T	6,997	0.05	23 of 90	-39%
114	High Prairie	T	2,607	0.05	27 of 105	-37%
115	Two Hills	T	1,698	0.05	28 of 105	-37%
116	Fort Saskatchewan	D	30,575	0.06	18 of 48	-13%
117	Coutts	D	260	0.06	64 of 192	-50%
118	Nanton	T	2,522	0.06	31 of 105	-33%
119	Thorsby	T	928	0.06	65 of 192	-49%
120	Bashaw	T	905	0.06	66 of 192	-49%
121	Rochon Sands	V	115	0.06	67 of 192	-49%
122	Barons	D	334	0.06	68 of 192	-49%
123	Holden	D	381	0.06	69 of 192	-48%
124	Stettler	T	6,035	0.06	25 of 90	-33%
125	Foothills County	D	25,779	0.06	22 of 48	-8%
126	Grande Prairie	D	71,160	0.06	11 of 22	-8%
127	Coaldale	T	9,644	0.06	27 of 90	-32%
128	Fort Macleod	T	3,945	0.06	35 of 105	-30%
129	Greenview No. 16, M.d. of	D	8,584	0.06	28 of 90	-32%
130	Whitecourt	T	10,711	0.06	29 of 90	-31%
131	Rycroft	D	629	0.06	70 of 192	-46%
132	Vulcan County	D	4,491	0.06	38 of 105	-29%
133	Blackfalds	T	12,258	0.06	30 of 90	-30%
134	Barrhead	T	4,768	0.06	39 of 105	-29%
135	Red Deer County	D	22,076	0.06	23 of 48	-5%
136	Chipman	D	286	0.06	71 of 192	-45%
137	Beaver County	D	6,245	0.06	31 of 90	-30%
138	St. Albert	D	74,730	0.06	12 of 22	-4%
139	Vermilion River County	D	8,215	0.06	33 of 90	-29%
140	Stirling	D	1,350	0.06	72 of 192	-44%
141	Paradise Valley	D	205	0.06	73 of 192	-43%
142	Mountain View County	D	14,776	0.06	34 of 90	-28%
143	Marwayne	D	547	0.06	74 of 192	-43%
144	Silver Beach	V	54	0.06	75 of 192	-43%
145	Linden	D	911	0.06	76 of 192	-42%
146	Lamont County	D	3,918	0.06	41 of 105	-25%
147	Didsbury	T	5,185	0.06	35 of 90	-27%
148	Berwyn	D	599	0.06	77 of 192	-42%
149	Birch Hills County	D	1,522	0.06	43 of 105	-25%
150	Beaumont	D	26,305	0.07	24 of 48	+2%
151	Bentley	T	1,153	0.07	78 of 192	-41%
152	Barrhead County No. 11	D	6,186	0.07	38 of 90	-25%
153	Coronation	T	885	0.07	79 of 192	-41%
154	Okotoks	T	33,482	0.07	25 of 48	+3%
155	Cardston County	D	4,948	0.07	46 of 105	-22%
156	Provost	T	1,875	0.07	47 of 105	-21%
157	Duchess	D	1,045	0.07	80 of 192	-39%
158	Caroline	D	513	0.07	81 of 192	-39%
159	Grandview	V	181	0.07	82 of 192	-39%
160	Standard	D	384	0.07	83 of 192	-39%
161	Empress	D	179	0.07	84 of 192	-38%
162	Alberta Beach	D	815	0.07	87 of 192	-38%
163	Thorhild County	D	3,147	0.07	50 of 105	-19%
164	Irma	D	482	0.07	88 of 192	-38%
165	Sunset Point	V	270	0.07	89 of 192	-38%
166	Val Quentin	V	169	0.07	90 of 192	-38%
167	Redwater	T	2,301	0.07	51 of 105	-19%
168	Mayerthorpe	T	1,413	0.07	91 of 192	-38%
169	Bow Island	T	2,310	0.07	52 of 105	-18%
170	Golden Days	V	257	0.07	92 of 192	-37%
171	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	D	26,701	0.07	27 of 48	+11%
172	Acme	D	651	0.07	93 of 192	-36%
173	Amisk	D	210	0.07	94 of 192	-36%
174	Woodlands County	D	4,778	0.07	53 of 105	-16%
175	Newell County	D	7,846	0.07	41 of 90	-18%
176	Peace No. 135, M.d. of	D	1,581	0.07	55 of 105	-15%
177	Glenwood	D	294	0.07	95 of 192	-34%
178	Carstairs	T	5,248	0.07	42 of 90	-16%
179	Devon	T	6,965	0.07	43 of 90	-16%
180	Lloydminster	D	21,295	0.07	31 of 48	+16%
181	Alliance	D	158	0.07	96 of 192	-33%
182	Taber, M.d. of	D	7,447	0.07	45 of 90	-15%
183	Camrose County	D	8,951	0.07	46 of 90	-15%
184	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	D	11,217	0.08	47 of 90	-12%
185	Slave Lake	T	7,334	0.08	48 of 90	-12%
186	Grimshaw	T	2,799	0.08	59 of 105	-10%
187	Heisler	D	129	0.08	99 of 192	-31%
188	Hughenden	D	203	0.08	100 of 192	-30%
189	Foremost	D	413	0.08	101 of 192	-30%
190	Magrath	T	2,566	0.08	61 of 105	-9%
191	Fairview	T	2,918	0.08	62 of 105	-8%
192	Stavely	T	577	0.08	103 of 192	-29%
193	Seba Beach	V	244	0.08	104 of 192	-29%
194	Burnstick Lake	V	29	0.08	105 of 192	-28%
195	Viking	T	964	0.08	106 of 192	-28%
196	Athabasca	T	2,887	0.08	64 of 105	-6%
197	Drumheller	T	8,439	0.08	52 of 90	-8%
198	Half Moon Bay	V	68	0.08	107 of 192	-27%
199	Bonnyville No. 87, M.d. of	D	11,864	0.08	53 of 90	-7%
200	Wainwright No. 61, M.d. of	D	4,446	0.08	65 of 105	-5%
201	Lakeview	V	26	0.08	109 of 192	-26%
202	Ranchland No. 66, M.d. of	D	110	0.08	110 of 192	-26%
203	Spring Lake	D	772	0.08	111 of 192	-26%
204	Canmore	T	17,341	0.08	42 of 48	+30%
205	Sandy Beach	V	291	0.08	112 of 192	-25%
206	Hinton	T	10,124	0.08	54 of 90	-4%
207	Drayton Valley	T	8,047	0.09	55 of 90	-3%
208	Starland County	D	1,820	0.09	66 of 105	-1%
209	Gull Lake	V	274	0.09	113 of 192	-24%
210	Chauvin	D	284	0.09	114 of 192	-24%
211	Clearwater County	D	12,326	0.09	56 of 90	-2%
212	Cochrane	T	39,397	0.09	44 of 48	+34%
213	Lac Ste. Anne County	D	12,639	0.09	57 of 90	-2%
214	Brazeau County	D	7,685	0.09	58 of 90	-2%
215	Beaverlodge	T	2,454	0.09	69 of 105	+1%
216	Pincher Creek	T	3,890	0.09	70 of 105	+2%
217	Cypress County	D	7,855	0.09	60 of 90	-1%
218	Rimbey	T	2,502	0.09	72 of 105	+2%
219	Rocky View County	D	50,260	0.09	19 of 22	+35%
220	Taber	T	10,175	0.09	62 of 90	+0%
221	Stettler No. 6, County of	D	5,666	0.09	63 of 90	+0%
222	Rainbow Lake	T	421	0.09	117 of 192	-21%
223	Ponoka	T	8,212	0.09	68 of 90	+4%
224	Warburg	D	684	0.09	119 of 192	-17%
225	Innisfree	D	205	0.09	121 of 192	-17%
226	Athabasca County	D	7,280	0.09	71 of 90	+6%
227	Innisfail	T	8,736	0.09	72 of 90	+6%
228	Vermilion	T	4,192	0.09	75 of 105	+9%
229	Veteran	D	230	0.10	122 of 192	-14%
230	Coalhurst	T	3,244	0.10	77 of 105	+13%
231	Clyde	D	419	0.10	124 of 192	-13%
232	Cowley	D	209	0.10	125 of 192	-12%
233	Edberg	D	123	0.10	126 of 192	-12%
234	Andrew	D	414	0.10	127 of 192	-12%
235	Elk Point	T	1,481	0.10	128 of 192	-11%
236	Milk River	T	826	0.10	129 of 192	-11%
237	Bighorn No. 8, M.d. of	D	1,598	0.10	79 of 105	+16%
238	Bon Accord	T	1,457	0.10	130 of 192	-11%
239	Edson	T	8,692	0.10	74 of 90	+14%
240	Bondiss	V	126	0.10	131 of 192	-10%
241	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.d. of	D	3,240	0.10	80 of 105	+18%
242	Jarvis Bay	V	224	0.10	132 of 192	-9%
243	Lethbridge County	D	10,988	0.10	75 of 90	+16%
244	Hay Lakes	D	430	0.10	133 of 192	-7%
245	Edgerton	D	383	0.11	134 of 192	-6%
246	Bittern Lake	D	224	0.11	136 of 192	-6%
247	Sedgewick	T	793	0.11	137 of 192	-6%
248	Opportunity No. 17, M.d. of	D	3,382	0.11	82 of 105	+25%
249	Betula Beach	V	25	0.11	138 of 192	-4%
250	Parkland Beach	V	175	0.11	139 of 192	-3%
251	Tofield	T	2,122	0.11	84 of 105	+29%
252	Hines Creek	D	355	0.11	140 of 192	-1%
253	Fox Creek	T	2,013	0.11	85 of 105	+31%
254	Halkirk	D	95	0.11	142 of 192	+0%
255	Hill Spring	D	183	0.11	143 of 192	+1%
256	Northern Lights County	D	4,115	0.11	87 of 105	+32%
257	Peace River	T	7,220	0.11	81 of 90	+29%
258	Nobleford	T	1,694	0.11	88 of 105	+33%
259	Birch Cove	V	68	0.12	145 of 192	+4%
260	Yellowhead County	D	10,966	0.12	84 of 90	+35%
261	Banff	T	11,402	0.12	85 of 90	+36%
262	Sturgeon County	D	21,035	0.12	47 of 48	+88%
263	Penhold	T	3,812	0.12	89 of 105	+41%
264	Myrnam	D	246	0.12	148 of 192	+9%
265	Fairview No. 136, M.d. of	D	1,580	0.12	90 of 105	+42%
266	Forty Mile County No. 8	D	4,073	0.12	91 of 105	+45%
267	Island Lake	V	164	0.13	149 of 192	+13%
268	Saddle Hills County	D	2,449	0.13	93 of 105	+49%
269	Sunset Beach	V	64	0.13	150 of 192	+15%
270	Millet	T	1,967	0.13	94 of 105	+52%
271	South Baptiste	V	85	0.13	152 of 192	+17%
272	Sexsmith	T	2,561	0.13	95 of 105	+53%
273	Ryley	D	486	0.13	153 of 192	+20%
274	I.d. No. 04 (Waterton)	D	550	0.14	155 of 192	+21%
275	Spirit River	T	927	0.14	156 of 192	+22%
276	Waskatenau	D	324	0.14	157 of 192	+22%
277	Wembley	T	1,516	0.14	96 of 105	+62%
278	Westlock	T	5,363	0.14	86 of 90	+58%
279	Big Lakes County	D	5,106	0.14	87 of 90	+62%
280	Glendon	D	532	0.14	159 of 192	+29%
281	Beiseker	D	787	0.15	160 of 192	+30%
282	Valleyview	T	1,807	0.15	98 of 105	+70%
283	Bawlf	D	390	0.15	161 of 192	+30%
284	I.d. No. 09 (Banff)	D	1,004	0.15	162 of 192	+34%
285	Medicine Hat	D	68,714	0.15	22 of 22	+134%
286	Itaska Beach	V	29	0.15	163 of 192	+37%
287	Kapasiwin	V	34	0.15	164 of 192	+38%
288	Crystal Springs	V	82	0.16	165 of 192	+43%
289	White Sands	V	183	0.16	166 of 192	+43%
290	Poplar Bay	V	96	0.16	167 of 192	+45%
291	Horseshoe Bay	V	82	0.17	168 of 192	+50%
292	Sunrise Beach	V	166	0.18	170 of 192	+64%
293	Castle Island	V	17	0.20	171 of 192	+80%
294	Waiparous	V	65	0.20	172 of 192	+81%
295	Gibbons	T	3,352	0.21	101 of 105	+140%
296	Mewatha Beach	V	96	0.22	173 of 192	+94%
297	Smoky River No. 130, M.d. of	D	1,895	0.22	102 of 105	+157%
298	Norris Beach	V	71	0.22	176 of 192	+100%
299	Northern Sunrise County	D	1,848	0.26	103 of 105	+202%
300	Ghost Lake	V	75	0.26	178 of 192	+132%
301	Bonnyville Beach	V	70	0.27	179 of 192	+144%
302	Island Lake South	V	83	0.28	180 of 192	+147%
303	Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.d. of	D	2,809	0.29	104 of 105	+234%
304	Smoky Lake	T	1,159	0.31	182 of 192	+176%
305	Point Alison	V	19	0.37	183 of 192	+229%
306	Ross Haven	V	120	0.40	185 of 192	+259%
307	Ma-Me-O Beach	V	125	0.40	186 of 192	+259%
308	Jasper	D	4,627	0.55	105 of 105	+537%
309	Delia	D	145	0.58	187 of 192	+418%
310	Olds	T	9,679	0.59	89 of 90	+576%
311	I.d. No. 24 (Wood Buffalo)	D	706	0.84	191 of 192	+648%
312	Bonnyville	T	7,366	0.84	90 of 90	+856%
313	Rockyford	D	421	1.04	192 of 192	+830%

Municipalities with Incomplete Data

The following 1 municipalities are excluded from this ranking due to missing or insufficient data points.

Municipality	Type	Reason for Exclusion
Diamond Valley	T	Insufficient historical data points