AB Municipal Revenue Growth Rate Rankings

Compound annual growth rate of total municipal revenue per capita from 2021 to 2024.

313 municipalities ranked Higher is better

Highest — Best Performing

1. Ma-Me-O Beach (Under 1,500) 115.5% 2. Castle Island (Under 1,500) 70.3% 3. Point Alison (Under 1,500) 65.3% 4. Jasper (1,500-5,000) 53.5% 5. Elnora (Under 1,500) 52.8%

Lowest — Needs Attention

309. Parkland Beach (Under 1,500) -24.0% 310. Norglenwold (Under 1,500) -26.8% 311. Sunset Beach (Under 1,500) -27.0% 312. Paradise Valley (Under 1,500) -27.6% 313. Sunbreaker Cove (Under 1,500) -38.2%

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About this Metric

High value means

Revenue is growing — the municipality has an expanding fiscal base.

Low value means

Revenue growth is stagnant, which may constrain future service delivery.

For Councillors

Strong revenue growth gives council room to absorb cost increases without raising taxes.

For Residents

Growing revenue means the municipality can maintain or improve services.

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Prov. # ▲	Municipality	Type	Population	Value	Band Rank	vs Band Avg
1	Ma-Me-O Beach	V	125	115.5%	1 of 191	+1901%
2	Castle Island	V	17	70.3%	2 of 191	+1118%
3	Point Alison	V	19	65.3%	3 of 191	+1032%
4	Jasper	D	4,627	53.5%	1 of 105	+778%
5	Elnora	D	307	52.8%	4 of 191	+815%
6	Ghost Lake	V	75	41.9%	5 of 191	+626%
7	Barons	D	334	38.8%	6 of 191	+573%
8	Legal	T	1,253	36.8%	7 of 191	+538%
9	Betula Beach	V	25	34.1%	8 of 191	+492%
10	Val Quentin	V	169	29.0%	9 of 191	+402%
11	Bruderheim	T	1,439	27.3%	10 of 191	+372%
12	Birchcliff	V	301	26.9%	11 of 191	+367%
13	Innisfree	D	205	25.6%	13 of 191	+343%
14	White Sands	V	183	25.1%	14 of 191	+336%
15	Hanna	T	2,665	22.3%	2 of 105	+266%
16	Larkspur	V	53	21.7%	15 of 191	+276%
17	South View	V	74	21.6%	16 of 191	+274%
18	Irma	D	482	21.1%	17 of 191	+266%
19	Stirling	D	1,350	20.5%	19 of 191	+255%
20	Jarvis Bay	V	224	20.4%	20 of 191	+254%
21	Holden	D	381	19.9%	21 of 191	+245%
22	Myrnam	D	246	19.6%	22 of 191	+240%
23	Island Lake South	V	83	18.6%	24 of 191	+222%
24	I.d. No. 04 (Waterton)	D	550	18.3%	25 of 191	+218%
25	Half Moon Bay	V	68	17.7%	26 of 191	+206%
26	Birch Hills County	D	1,522	17.6%	5 of 105	+189%
27	Edberg	D	123	17.6%	27 of 191	+205%
28	Vauxhall	T	1,451	17.3%	28 of 191	+200%
29	Nampa	D	430	17.2%	30 of 191	+198%
30	Kapasiwin	V	34	16.2%	32 of 191	+181%
31	Carmangay	D	297	16.1%	33 of 191	+179%
32	Warburg	D	684	15.9%	34 of 191	+176%
33	Acme	D	651	15.9%	35 of 191	+175%
34	Athabasca County	D	7,280	15.8%	3 of 90	+200%
35	Ryley	D	486	15.7%	36 of 191	+172%
36	Fox Creek	T	2,013	15.6%	6 of 105	+155%
37	Lac Ste. Anne County	D	12,639	15.4%	4 of 90	+192%
38	Bow Island	T	2,310	15.1%	7 of 105	+148%
39	Saddle Hills County	D	2,449	15.0%	9 of 105	+145%
40	Itaska Beach	V	29	14.9%	37 of 191	+159%
41	Drumheller	T	8,439	14.2%	5 of 90	+168%
42	Thorsby	T	928	14.1%	38 of 191	+144%
43	Burnstick Lake	V	29	13.2%	40 of 191	+129%
44	Heisler	D	129	13.1%	41 of 191	+126%
45	Birch Cove	V	68	13.0%	42 of 191	+126%
46	Devon	T	6,965	12.9%	8 of 90	+145%
47	Lethbridge County	D	10,988	12.9%	9 of 90	+145%
48	Lakeview	V	26	12.9%	43 of 191	+123%
49	Millet	T	1,967	12.8%	12 of 105	+109%
50	Falher	T	1,084	12.6%	45 of 191	+119%
51	I.d. No. 09 (Banff)	D	1,004	12.3%	46 of 191	+113%
52	Starland County	D	1,820	12.2%	13 of 105	+101%
53	Smoky Lake	T	1,159	12.2%	47 of 191	+112%
54	Boyle	D	859	12.2%	48 of 191	+112%
55	Forestburg	D	833	11.7%	49 of 191	+103%
56	Rosemary	D	374	11.6%	51 of 191	+101%
57	Forty Mile County No. 8	D	4,073	11.5%	14 of 105	+88%
58	Raymond	T	4,600	11.1%	16 of 105	+82%
59	Longview	D	304	11.0%	52 of 191	+91%
60	Leduc	D	39,966	10.9%	1 of 48	+112%
61	Ranchland No. 66, M.d. of	D	110	10.7%	54 of 191	+85%
62	Greenview No. 16, M.d. of	D	8,584	10.7%	13 of 90	+102%
63	Wainwright No. 61, M.d. of	D	4,446	10.6%	19 of 105	+75%
64	Whitecourt	T	10,711	10.5%	14 of 90	+99%
65	Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.d. of	D	2,809	10.3%	21 of 105	+69%
66	Marwayne	D	547	10.0%	58 of 191	+73%
67	Penhold	T	3,812	9.9%	23 of 105	+62%
68	Nobleford	T	1,694	9.9%	24 of 105	+62%
69	Peace River	T	7,220	9.6%	16 of 90	+83%
70	Chestermere	D	31,671	9.5%	4 of 48	+85%
71	Bowden	T	1,315	9.5%	60 of 191	+64%
72	Flagstaff County	D	3,729	9.3%	25 of 105	+53%
73	Milo	D	131	9.3%	63 of 191	+61%
74	Fort Macleod	T	3,945	9.1%	27 of 105	+49%
75	Hughenden	D	203	8.9%	64 of 191	+54%
76	Beiseker	D	787	8.6%	65 of 191	+49%
77	Airdrie	D	92,544	8.6%	1 of 22	+84%
78	Manning	T	1,153	8.5%	66 of 191	+47%
79	Strathcona County	D	107,345	8.5%	3 of 22	+82%
80	Empress	D	179	8.4%	67 of 191	+46%
81	Stavely	T	577	8.4%	68 of 191	+46%
82	Duchess	D	1,045	8.3%	70 of 191	+43%
83	Oyen	T	961	8.1%	72 of 191	+40%
84	Canmore	T	17,341	8.0%	9 of 48	+57%
85	Rosalind	D	192	8.0%	73 of 191	+39%
86	Beaverlodge	T	2,454	8.0%	35 of 105	+31%
87	Cypress County	D	7,855	7.9%	21 of 90	+50%
88	Fairview No. 136, M.d. of	D	1,580	7.9%	39 of 105	+29%
89	Sunrise Beach	V	166	7.8%	74 of 191	+35%
90	Nakamun Park	V	80	7.8%	75 of 191	+35%
91	Rocky Mountain House	T	8,144	7.6%	23 of 90	+45%
92	Newell County	D	7,846	7.6%	24 of 90	+44%
93	Yellowhead County	D	10,966	7.6%	25 of 90	+44%
94	Bon Accord	T	1,457	7.5%	76 of 191	+31%
95	Gull Lake	V	274	7.5%	77 of 191	+30%
96	Silver Beach	V	54	7.5%	78 of 191	+30%
97	Stony Plain	T	19,662	7.4%	13 of 48	+45%
98	Viking	T	964	7.3%	79 of 191	+26%
99	Edson	T	8,692	7.1%	28 of 90	+35%
100	South Baptiste	V	85	7.0%	82 of 191	+21%
101	Glenwood	D	294	6.9%	83 of 191	+19%
102	Sunset Point	V	270	6.7%	85 of 191	+15%
103	Opportunity No. 17, M.d. of	D	3,382	6.6%	45 of 105	+7%
104	Lac la Biche County	D	8,580	6.5%	31 of 90	+24%
105	Spruce Grove	D	44,575	6.5%	20 of 48	+26%
106	Woodlands County	D	4,778	6.5%	46 of 105	+6%
107	Sylvan Lake	T	17,897	6.5%	21 of 48	+26%
108	Fort Saskatchewan	D	30,575	6.5%	22 of 48	+26%
109	Chipman	D	286	6.4%	87 of 191	+11%
110	Grandview	V	181	6.4%	88 of 191	+11%
111	Mewatha Beach	V	96	6.2%	90 of 191	+7%
112	Barrhead	T	4,768	6.0%	48 of 105	-1%
113	Tofield	T	2,122	6.0%	49 of 105	-2%
114	Beaver County	D	6,245	5.7%	36 of 90	+9%
115	Innisfail	T	8,736	5.7%	37 of 90	+8%
116	Sundre	T	2,683	5.5%	53 of 105	-10%
117	Slave Lake	T	7,334	5.5%	40 of 90	+4%
118	Yellowstone	V	117	5.4%	92 of 191	-6%
119	Youngstown	D	179	5.3%	94 of 191	-8%
120	Northern Lights County	D	4,115	5.3%	56 of 105	-13%
121	Kitscoty	D	964	5.3%	95 of 191	-9%
122	Foothills County	D	25,779	5.2%	29 of 48	+1%
123	Brazeau County	D	7,685	5.2%	44 of 90	-2%
124	Warner No. 5, County of	D	4,290	5.1%	58 of 105	-16%
125	Stettler	T	6,035	5.1%	48 of 90	-3%
126	Stettler No. 6, County of	D	5,666	5.1%	49 of 90	-4%
127	Didsbury	T	5,185	5.0%	50 of 90	-5%
128	Clearwater County	D	12,326	5.0%	51 of 90	-5%
129	Swan Hills	T	1,430	5.0%	96 of 191	-14%
130	Coaldale	T	9,644	5.0%	52 of 90	-6%
131	Grimshaw	T	2,799	4.8%	60 of 105	-21%
132	Morrin	D	231	4.8%	98 of 191	-17%
133	Chauvin	D	284	4.7%	99 of 191	-18%
134	Vulcan County	D	4,491	4.7%	61 of 105	-23%
135	Veteran	D	230	4.7%	100 of 191	-19%
136	Lacombe County	D	11,072	4.6%	56 of 90	-13%
137	Sturgeon County	D	21,035	4.5%	33 of 48	-13%
138	Minburn County No. 27	D	3,142	4.4%	62 of 105	-27%
139	Leduc County	D	16,400	4.4%	34 of 48	-14%
140	Milk River	T	826	4.3%	102 of 191	-25%
141	Willow Creek No. 26, M.d. of	D	6,081	4.1%	57 of 90	-22%
142	Okotoks	T	33,482	4.1%	36 of 48	-20%
143	Northern Sunrise County	D	1,848	4.0%	63 of 105	-35%
144	Vulcan	T	1,922	3.9%	65 of 105	-36%
145	Morinville	T	10,763	3.8%	59 of 90	-27%
146	McLennan	T	729	3.8%	105 of 191	-35%
147	Foremost	D	413	3.7%	106 of 191	-35%
148	Spring Lake	D	772	3.7%	107 of 191	-36%
149	Hinton	T	10,124	3.7%	60 of 90	-30%
150	Spirit River No. 133, M.d. of	D	649	3.7%	108 of 191	-36%
151	Paintearth No. 18, County of	D	1,990	3.6%	67 of 105	-41%
152	Clear Hills County	D	3,006	3.6%	68 of 105	-41%
153	Sandy Beach	V	291	3.5%	109 of 191	-39%
154	Lacombe	D	14,733	3.5%	61 of 90	-34%
155	Lethbridge	D	113,671	3.3%	16 of 22	-28%
156	Thorhild County	D	3,147	3.3%	70 of 105	-45%
157	Smoky Lake County	D	4,043	3.3%	71 of 105	-46%
158	Cardston	T	3,853	3.3%	72 of 105	-46%
159	St. Paul	T	6,218	3.3%	62 of 90	-38%
160	Taber, M.d. of	D	7,447	3.1%	63 of 90	-40%
161	Camrose County	D	8,951	3.1%	64 of 90	-40%
162	Bonnyville No. 87, M.d. of	D	11,864	3.0%	65 of 90	-43%
163	Banff	T	11,402	3.0%	66 of 90	-44%
164	Provost No. 52, M.d. of	D	2,071	2.9%	73 of 105	-52%
165	Provost	T	1,875	2.9%	74 of 105	-52%
166	Big Lakes County	D	5,106	2.8%	67 of 90	-46%
167	Rocky View County	D	50,260	2.8%	17 of 22	-39%
168	Edmonton	D	1,238,295	2.7%	8 of 10	-46%
169	Lloydminster	D	21,295	2.7%	37 of 48	-48%
170	Mayerthorpe	T	1,413	2.7%	110 of 191	-54%
171	Wembley	T	1,516	2.6%	76 of 105	-58%
172	Cochrane	T	39,397	2.5%	38 of 48	-50%
173	Seba Beach	V	244	2.5%	111 of 191	-57%
174	Red Deer County	D	22,076	2.4%	39 of 48	-53%
175	Blackfalds	T	12,258	2.4%	68 of 90	-55%
176	Lamont County	D	3,918	2.4%	77 of 105	-61%
177	Cardston County	D	4,948	2.4%	78 of 105	-61%
178	Lamont	T	1,856	2.3%	79 of 105	-61%
179	High River	T	15,518	2.3%	40 of 48	-55%
180	Waskatenau	D	324	2.3%	113 of 191	-61%
181	Pincher Creek	T	3,890	2.3%	80 of 105	-63%
182	Amisk	D	210	2.2%	114 of 191	-62%
183	Picture Butte	T	2,380	2.2%	81 of 105	-64%
184	Calmar	T	2,345	2.1%	82 of 105	-65%
185	Linden	D	911	2.1%	116 of 191	-63%
186	Barrhead County No. 11	D	6,186	2.0%	69 of 90	-62%
187	Rainbow Lake	T	421	1.9%	117 of 191	-66%
188	Warner	D	400	1.9%	118 of 191	-67%
189	Carstairs	T	5,248	1.8%	70 of 90	-65%
190	Camrose	D	20,801	1.8%	41 of 48	-65%
191	Mannville	D	829	1.7%	119 of 191	-71%
192	Alix	D	877	1.6%	120 of 191	-72%
193	Strathmore	T	16,416	1.6%	42 of 48	-69%
194	Wainwright	T	6,997	1.6%	71 of 90	-70%
195	Gibbons	T	3,352	1.5%	83 of 105	-75%
196	Castor	T	876	1.5%	121 of 191	-74%
197	Calgary	D	1,612,834	1.4%	10 of 10	-71%
198	Olds	T	9,679	1.3%	72 of 90	-74%
199	Mountain View County	D	14,776	1.3%	73 of 90	-75%
200	Coronation	T	885	1.2%	122 of 191	-80%
201	St. Paul County No. 19	D	6,462	1.1%	74 of 90	-79%
202	Ponoka	T	8,212	1.1%	75 of 90	-79%
203	Red Deer	D	115,409	1.1%	18 of 22	-77%
204	Mundare	T	875	1.1%	123 of 191	-81%
205	Hardisty	T	628	1.1%	125 of 191	-82%
206	Alberta Beach	D	815	0.9%	126 of 191	-84%
207	High Prairie	T	2,607	0.9%	85 of 105	-85%
208	Clyde	D	419	0.9%	127 of 191	-85%
209	St. Albert	D	74,730	0.9%	19 of 22	-81%
210	Bentley	T	1,153	0.8%	128 of 191	-86%
211	Two Hills	T	1,698	0.8%	86 of 105	-87%
212	Drayton Valley	T	8,047	0.8%	76 of 90	-86%
213	Vegreville	T	6,153	0.6%	77 of 90	-88%
214	Fairview	T	2,918	0.5%	88 of 105	-92%
215	Silver Sands	V	244	0.5%	129 of 191	-92%
216	Vermilion River County	D	8,215	0.5%	78 of 90	-91%
217	Magrath	T	2,566	0.3%	89 of 105	-94%
218	Grande Prairie	D	71,160	0.3%	20 of 22	-95%
219	Taber	T	10,175	0.3%	79 of 90	-95%
220	Westlock County	D	7,556	0.2%	80 of 90	-95%
221	Claresholm	T	4,248	0.0%	90 of 105	-100%
222	Kneehill County	D	5,037	-0.1%	81 of 90	-101%
223	Alliance	D	158	-0.2%	130 of 191	-103%
224	Pelican Narrows	V	162	-0.2%	131 of 191	-103%
225	Ponoka County	D	10,670	-0.2%	82 of 90	-103%
226	Vermilion	T	4,192	-0.2%	91 of 105	-103%
227	Wood Buffalo	D	81,577	-0.5%	21 of 22	-110%
228	Onoway	T	957	-0.5%	132 of 191	-109%
229	Redcliff	T	5,916	-0.5%	83 of 90	-110%
230	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	D	26,701	-0.5%	44 of 48	-111%
231	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.d. of	D	3,240	-0.6%	92 of 105	-110%
232	Athabasca	T	2,887	-0.6%	93 of 105	-111%
233	Sexsmith	T	2,561	-0.7%	94 of 105	-111%
234	Coutts	D	260	-0.7%	133 of 191	-113%
235	Brooks	D	17,537	-0.8%	45 of 48	-115%
236	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	D	11,217	-0.9%	84 of 90	-117%
237	Elk Point	T	1,481	-1.0%	134 of 191	-116%
238	Nanton	T	2,522	-1.0%	95 of 105	-117%
239	Horseshoe Bay	V	82	-1.1%	135 of 191	-120%
240	Hines Creek	D	355	-1.5%	136 of 191	-126%
241	Wheatland County	D	10,150	-1.6%	85 of 90	-130%
242	Coalhurst	T	3,244	-1.7%	97 of 105	-128%
243	Vilna	D	269	-1.9%	137 of 191	-133%
244	Killam	T	887	-2.0%	138 of 191	-135%
245	Wetaskiwin	D	13,703	-2.1%	86 of 90	-139%
246	Ross Haven	V	120	-2.2%	139 of 191	-139%
247	Crystal Springs	V	82	-2.3%	140 of 191	-139%
248	Medicine Hat	D	68,714	-2.5%	22 of 22	-154%
249	Rimbey	T	2,502	-2.6%	98 of 105	-143%
250	Delburne	D	949	-2.7%	141 of 191	-147%
251	Waiparous	V	65	-2.7%	143 of 191	-147%
252	Bonnyville Beach	V	70	-3.0%	144 of 191	-151%
253	Mackenzie County	D	14,488	-3.1%	87 of 90	-158%
254	Two Hills No. 21, County of	D	3,412	-3.1%	99 of 105	-151%
255	Valleyview	T	1,807	-3.2%	100 of 105	-153%
256	Cold Lake	D	17,815	-3.4%	46 of 48	-167%
257	Smoky River No. 130, M.d. of	D	1,895	-3.5%	101 of 105	-157%
258	Andrew	D	414	-3.6%	145 of 191	-162%
259	Hussar	D	192	-4.0%	146 of 191	-169%
260	Beaumont	D	26,305	-4.1%	47 of 48	-180%
261	Argentia Beach	V	36	-4.1%	147 of 191	-172%
262	Rycroft	D	629	-4.2%	148 of 191	-173%
263	Bighorn No. 8, M.d. of	D	1,598	-4.7%	102 of 105	-177%
264	West Cove	V	307	-4.7%	149 of 191	-182%
265	Edgerton	D	383	-5.1%	150 of 191	-188%
266	Rochon Sands	V	115	-5.3%	151 of 191	-192%
267	Cremona	D	486	-5.5%	152 of 191	-195%
268	Cowley	D	209	-5.8%	153 of 191	-200%
269	Crossfield	T	4,075	-5.8%	103 of 105	-195%
270	Delia	D	145	-5.8%	154 of 191	-201%
271	Caroline	D	513	-5.9%	155 of 191	-202%
272	Berwyn	D	599	-5.9%	156 of 191	-202%
273	Hay Lakes	D	430	-5.9%	157 of 191	-202%
274	Bittern Lake	D	224	-6.3%	158 of 191	-210%
275	Parkland County	D	34,286	-6.4%	48 of 48	-225%
276	Golden Days	V	257	-6.4%	159 of 191	-211%
277	Island Lake	V	164	-6.6%	160 of 191	-215%
278	Bashaw	T	905	-6.8%	161 of 191	-218%
279	Lougheed	D	224	-7.2%	162 of 191	-226%
280	Glendon	D	532	-7.8%	163 of 191	-235%
281	Bondiss	V	126	-7.8%	164 of 191	-235%
282	Barnwell	D	1,073	-7.9%	165 of 191	-237%
283	Consort	D	707	-7.9%	166 of 191	-237%
284	Standard	D	384	-8.1%	167 of 191	-240%
285	Girouxville	D	311	-8.5%	168 of 191	-247%
286	Bawlf	D	390	-8.6%	169 of 191	-249%
287	Peace No. 135, M.d. of	D	1,581	-8.8%	104 of 105	-245%
288	Bonnyville	T	7,366	-9.0%	88 of 90	-271%
289	Crowsnest Pass	D	6,011	-9.4%	89 of 90	-279%
290	Rockyford	D	421	-9.5%	170 of 191	-265%
291	Czar	D	281	-10.2%	171 of 191	-277%
292	Eckville	T	1,088	-10.4%	172 of 191	-281%
293	Spirit River	T	927	-10.5%	173 of 191	-282%
294	Westlock	T	5,363	-10.9%	90 of 90	-307%
295	Sedgewick	T	793	-10.9%	174 of 191	-289%
296	Hill Spring	D	183	-11.1%	175 of 191	-293%
297	Clive	D	907	-12.5%	176 of 191	-316%
298	Halkirk	D	95	-12.8%	177 of 191	-322%
299	Whispering Hills	V	136	-13.1%	178 of 191	-327%
300	Daysland	T	902	-13.8%	179 of 191	-339%
301	Redwater	T	2,301	-14.3%	105 of 105	-334%
302	West Baptiste	V	48	-14.5%	180 of 191	-352%
303	Bassano	T	1,381	-14.8%	181 of 191	-357%
304	I.d. No. 24 (Wood Buffalo)	D	706	-15.0%	182 of 191	-360%
305	Sundance Beach	V	44	-16.1%	183 of 191	-379%
306	Acadia No. 34, M.d. of	D	494	-16.3%	184 of 191	-382%
307	Poplar Bay	V	96	-18.1%	185 of 191	-414%
308	Norris Beach	V	71	-19.5%	186 of 191	-438%
309	Parkland Beach	V	175	-24.0%	187 of 191	-516%
310	Norglenwold	V	339	-26.8%	188 of 191	-565%
311	Sunset Beach	V	64	-27.0%	189 of 191	-567%
312	Paradise Valley	D	205	-27.6%	190 of 191	-578%
313	Sunbreaker Cove	V	137	-38.2%	191 of 191	-761%

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