AB Municipal Tax Burden Rankings

Own-source taxation per person reflects how much each resident pays in municipal property taxes.

314 municipalities ranked Lower is better

Lowest — Best Performing

1. I.d. No. 24 (Wood Buffalo) (Under 1,500) $53 2. Nobleford (1,500-5,000) $385 3. Czar (Under 1,500) $469 4. Barnwell (Under 1,500) $577 5. Waskatenau (Under 1,500) $602

Highest — Needs Attention

310. Greenview No. 16, M.d. of (5,000-15,000) $13,659 311. Northern Sunrise County (1,500-5,000) $13,792 312. Opportunity No. 17, M.d. of (1,500-5,000) $17,628 313. Saddle Hills County (1,500-5,000) $18,131 314. Ranchland No. 66, M.d. of (Under 1,500) $23,502

Distribution

120

Top of Band

Mid-Band

110

Bottom of Band

About this Metric

Low value means

Tax burden is low compared to peers — the municipality may have a strong commercial base sharing the load, efficient operations, or leaner service offerings.

High value means

Residents pay more in taxes relative to peers — this may reflect higher service levels, an under-developed commercial tax base, or less efficient operations.

For Councillors

Tax burden is one of the most politically sensitive metrics. A high per-capita figure relative to similar-sized communities may reflect a weak commercial assessment base (meaning residential taxpayers carry a disproportionate share), generous service levels, or operational costs that warrant scrutiny. Councils in high-burden communities often face pressure to diversify revenues or attract commercial development.

For Residents

This is the closest proxy to what shows up on your property tax bill per person. If your municipality is significantly higher than similar-sized towns, it is worth asking why — are services proportionally better, or is the cost structure out of line?

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Prov. # ▲	Municipality	Type	Population	Value	Band Rank	vs Band Avg
1	I.d. No. 24 (Wood Buffalo)	D	706	$53	1 of 193	-97%
2	Nobleford	T	1,694	$385	1 of 106	-85%
3	Czar	D	281	$469	3 of 193	-73%
4	Barnwell	D	1,073	$577	6 of 193	-67%
5	Waskatenau	D	324	$602	7 of 193	-66%
6	Glendon	D	532	$674	8 of 193	-62%
7	Chestermere	D	31,671	$682	1 of 48	-58%
8	Edberg	D	123	$691	10 of 193	-61%
9	Paradise Valley	D	205	$734	12 of 193	-59%
10	Picture Butte	T	2,380	$736	5 of 106	-72%
11	Coalhurst	T	3,244	$768	7 of 106	-71%
12	Two Hills	T	1,698	$807	9 of 106	-69%
13	Brooks	D	17,537	$810	3 of 48	-51%
14	Youngstown	D	179	$813	14 of 193	-54%
15	Bawlf	D	390	$820	15 of 193	-54%
16	Cardston	T	3,853	$823	10 of 106	-69%
17	Stirling	D	1,350	$829	16 of 193	-53%
18	Raymond	T	4,600	$841	12 of 106	-68%
19	Glenwood	D	294	$842	19 of 193	-52%
20	Clive	D	907	$842	20 of 193	-52%
21	Rosalind	D	192	$863	21 of 193	-51%
22	Duchess	D	1,045	$865	22 of 193	-51%
23	Rosemary	D	374	$875	23 of 193	-51%
24	Barons	D	334	$886	24 of 193	-50%
25	Bowden	T	1,315	$889	25 of 193	-50%
26	Kitscoty	D	964	$893	26 of 193	-50%
27	Grimshaw	T	2,799	$894	14 of 106	-66%
28	Vauxhall	T	1,451	$896	27 of 193	-49%
29	Delburne	D	949	$898	28 of 193	-49%
30	Airdrie	D	92,544	$906	2 of 22	-46%
31	Claresholm	T	4,248	$912	16 of 106	-65%
32	Elnora	D	307	$914	29 of 193	-48%
33	Rockyford	D	421	$916	30 of 193	-48%
34	Stavely	T	577	$919	31 of 193	-48%
35	Cowley	D	209	$943	32 of 193	-47%
36	Marwayne	D	547	$952	33 of 193	-46%
37	Carmangay	D	297	$954	34 of 193	-46%
38	Girouxville	D	311	$955	35 of 193	-46%
39	Bow Island	T	2,310	$956	18 of 106	-64%
40	Bashaw	T	905	$958	36 of 193	-46%
41	Hussar	D	192	$958	37 of 193	-46%
42	Amisk	D	210	$963	38 of 193	-46%
43	Strathmore	T	16,416	$964	5 of 48	-41%
44	Smoky Lake	T	1,159	$969	39 of 193	-45%
45	Legal	T	1,253	$970	40 of 193	-45%
46	Fort Macleod	T	3,945	$971	20 of 106	-63%
47	South Baptiste	V	85	$971	41 of 193	-45%
48	Morrin	D	231	$974	42 of 193	-45%
49	Magrath	T	2,566	$976	21 of 106	-63%
50	Veteran	D	230	$988	43 of 193	-44%
51	Cremona	D	486	$990	44 of 193	-44%
52	Clyde	D	419	$991	45 of 193	-44%
53	High River	T	15,518	$996	6 of 48	-39%
54	Bittern Lake	D	224	$998	46 of 193	-44%
55	Cochrane	T	39,397	$1,003	7 of 48	-39%
56	Carstairs	T	5,248	$1,012	5 of 91	-53%
57	Didsbury	T	5,185	$1,013	6 of 91	-53%
58	Caroline	D	513	$1,015	47 of 193	-43%
59	Gibbons	T	3,352	$1,019	23 of 106	-61%
60	Hay Lakes	D	430	$1,025	48 of 193	-42%
61	Berwyn	D	599	$1,034	49 of 193	-42%
62	Ponoka	T	8,212	$1,035	7 of 91	-52%
63	Bentley	T	1,153	$1,036	50 of 193	-41%
64	Wainwright	T	6,997	$1,040	8 of 91	-52%
65	Mannville	D	829	$1,045	51 of 193	-41%
66	Coaldale	T	9,644	$1,048	9 of 91	-51%
67	Nampa	D	430	$1,055	53 of 193	-40%
68	Edgerton	D	383	$1,058	54 of 193	-40%
69	Bruderheim	T	1,439	$1,059	55 of 193	-40%
70	Hughenden	D	203	$1,066	57 of 193	-40%
71	Daysland	T	902	$1,067	58 of 193	-40%
72	Blackfalds	T	12,258	$1,068	10 of 91	-50%
73	Hanna	T	2,665	$1,069	27 of 106	-60%
74	Innisfail	T	8,736	$1,077	11 of 91	-50%
75	Beaumont	D	26,305	$1,082	8 of 48	-34%
76	Empress	D	179	$1,084	61 of 193	-39%
77	Vilna	D	269	$1,086	62 of 193	-39%
78	Devon	T	6,965	$1,090	12 of 91	-49%
79	Okotoks	T	33,482	$1,090	9 of 48	-34%
80	Bassano	T	1,381	$1,095	63 of 193	-38%
81	Irma	D	482	$1,095	64 of 193	-38%
82	Stettler	T	6,035	$1,099	15 of 91	-49%
83	Fairview	T	2,918	$1,104	29 of 106	-58%
84	Bonnyville Beach	V	70	$1,108	65 of 193	-37%
85	Redcliff	T	5,916	$1,111	17 of 91	-48%
86	Rainbow Lake	T	421	$1,114	66 of 193	-37%
87	Stony Plain	T	19,662	$1,117	10 of 48	-32%
88	Millet	T	1,967	$1,119	30 of 106	-58%
89	Warburg	D	684	$1,126	67 of 193	-36%
90	Taber	T	10,175	$1,128	19 of 91	-47%
91	Lamont	T	1,856	$1,136	32 of 106	-57%
92	Crossfield	T	4,075	$1,141	33 of 106	-57%
93	Sedgewick	T	793	$1,142	68 of 193	-36%
94	Olds	T	9,679	$1,144	20 of 91	-47%
95	Bonnyville	T	7,366	$1,147	21 of 91	-47%
96	Milk River	T	826	$1,147	69 of 193	-35%
97	Mundare	T	875	$1,148	70 of 193	-35%
98	Longview	D	304	$1,149	71 of 193	-35%
99	Forestburg	D	833	$1,160	73 of 193	-34%
100	I.d. No. 04 (Waterton)	D	550	$1,168	74 of 193	-34%
101	Hill Spring	D	183	$1,169	75 of 193	-34%
102	Eckville	T	1,088	$1,173	77 of 193	-34%
103	Barrhead	T	4,768	$1,187	35 of 106	-55%
104	Chipman	D	286	$1,188	78 of 193	-33%
105	Medicine Hat	D	68,714	$1,190	6 of 22	-29%
106	Rimbey	T	2,502	$1,190	36 of 106	-55%
107	Sexsmith	T	2,561	$1,192	37 of 106	-55%
108	Diamond Valley	T	5,694	$1,194	24 of 91	-44%
109	Spirit River	T	927	$1,195	79 of 193	-32%
110	Rocky Mountain House	T	8,144	$1,197	25 of 91	-44%
111	Bon Accord	T	1,457	$1,199	80 of 193	-32%
112	Spring Lake	D	772	$1,200	81 of 193	-32%
113	Mayerthorpe	T	1,413	$1,201	82 of 193	-32%
114	Morinville	T	10,763	$1,209	26 of 91	-44%
115	Spruce Grove	D	44,575	$1,219	16 of 48	-26%
116	Island Lake South	V	83	$1,219	83 of 193	-31%
117	Sylvan Lake	T	17,897	$1,226	18 of 48	-25%
118	McLennan	T	729	$1,233	84 of 193	-30%
119	Nanton	T	2,522	$1,238	39 of 106	-53%
120	Standard	D	384	$1,242	85 of 193	-30%
121	Lacombe	D	14,733	$1,250	28 of 91	-42%
122	Birch Cove	V	68	$1,251	86 of 193	-29%
123	Warner	D	400	$1,254	87 of 193	-29%
124	Horseshoe Bay	V	82	$1,256	88 of 193	-29%
125	Grandview	V	181	$1,259	89 of 193	-29%
126	Myrnam	D	246	$1,262	90 of 193	-29%
127	Falher	T	1,084	$1,262	91 of 193	-29%
128	Andrew	D	414	$1,265	92 of 193	-29%
129	Holden	D	381	$1,272	93 of 193	-28%
130	Drumheller	T	8,439	$1,283	30 of 91	-40%
131	Boyle	D	859	$1,296	94 of 193	-27%
132	Halkirk	D	95	$1,300	95 of 193	-27%
133	Swan Hills	T	1,430	$1,311	97 of 193	-26%
134	Cold Lake	D	17,815	$1,316	23 of 48	-20%
135	Gull Lake	V	274	$1,329	98 of 193	-25%
136	Tofield	T	2,122	$1,329	41 of 106	-50%
137	Killam	T	887	$1,335	99 of 193	-25%
138	Pincher Creek	T	3,890	$1,346	42 of 106	-49%
139	Manning	T	1,153	$1,350	101 of 193	-24%
140	Sandy Beach	V	291	$1,351	102 of 193	-24%
141	Red Deer	D	115,409	$1,353	10 of 22	-19%
142	West Cove	V	307	$1,355	103 of 193	-23%
143	St. Paul	T	6,218	$1,357	33 of 91	-37%
144	Chauvin	D	284	$1,357	104 of 193	-23%
145	Vulcan	T	1,922	$1,366	43 of 106	-48%
146	Hinton	T	10,124	$1,375	36 of 91	-36%
147	Slave Lake	T	7,334	$1,375	37 of 91	-36%
148	Sundre	T	2,683	$1,380	44 of 106	-48%
149	Birchcliff	V	301	$1,386	107 of 193	-22%
150	Wetaskiwin	D	13,703	$1,386	39 of 91	-35%
151	Calmar	T	2,345	$1,391	46 of 106	-47%
152	Beaverlodge	T	2,454	$1,398	47 of 106	-47%
153	Cardston County	D	4,948	$1,401	48 of 106	-47%
154	Bondiss	V	126	$1,408	109 of 193	-20%
155	Penhold	T	3,812	$1,410	49 of 106	-47%
156	Camrose	D	20,801	$1,422	27 of 48	-13%
157	Elk Point	T	1,481	$1,424	110 of 193	-20%
158	Wembley	T	1,516	$1,427	50 of 106	-46%
159	Whispering Hills	V	136	$1,430	111 of 193	-19%
160	Calgary	D	1,612,834	$1,441	8 of 10	+17%
161	Lougheed	D	224	$1,443	112 of 193	-18%
162	Innisfree	D	205	$1,445	113 of 193	-18%
163	Consort	D	707	$1,445	114 of 193	-18%
164	Westlock	T	5,363	$1,460	43 of 91	-32%
165	Hines Creek	D	355	$1,468	115 of 193	-17%
166	Valleyview	T	1,807	$1,472	53 of 106	-44%
167	Redwater	T	2,301	$1,480	54 of 106	-44%
168	Vermilion	T	4,192	$1,488	56 of 106	-44%
169	Ryley	D	486	$1,492	116 of 193	-16%
170	Alliance	D	158	$1,499	118 of 193	-15%
171	Viking	T	964	$1,506	119 of 193	-15%
172	Leduc	D	39,966	$1,514	29 of 48	-8%
173	Acme	D	651	$1,517	120 of 193	-14%
174	Norglenwold	V	339	$1,518	121 of 193	-14%
175	Westlock County	D	7,556	$1,519	44 of 91	-29%
176	Coutts	D	260	$1,520	122 of 193	-14%
177	Onoway	T	957	$1,521	123 of 193	-14%
178	Edson	T	8,692	$1,525	45 of 91	-29%
179	Provost	T	1,875	$1,540	59 of 106	-42%
180	Heisler	D	129	$1,549	125 of 193	-13%
181	Athabasca	T	2,887	$1,555	60 of 106	-41%
182	Whitecourt	T	10,711	$1,556	46 of 91	-27%
183	Linden	D	911	$1,562	126 of 193	-12%
184	Oyen	T	961	$1,581	127 of 193	-11%
185	Drayton Valley	T	8,047	$1,581	48 of 91	-26%
186	Rycroft	D	629	$1,587	128 of 193	-10%
187	Beiseker	D	787	$1,592	129 of 193	-10%
188	Vegreville	T	6,153	$1,601	50 of 91	-25%
189	Lethbridge	D	113,671	$1,604	14 of 22	-4%
190	Castor	T	876	$1,605	131 of 193	-9%
191	High Prairie	T	2,607	$1,605	62 of 106	-39%
192	Sunrise Beach	V	166	$1,624	134 of 193	-8%
193	Mewatha Beach	V	96	$1,630	135 of 193	-8%
194	Coronation	T	885	$1,631	136 of 193	-8%
195	West Baptiste	V	48	$1,641	137 of 193	-7%
196	Barrhead County No. 11	D	6,186	$1,666	52 of 91	-22%
197	Lac Ste. Anne County	D	12,639	$1,682	53 of 91	-22%
198	Hardisty	T	628	$1,684	138 of 193	-5%
199	Peace River	T	7,220	$1,719	55 of 91	-20%
200	Edmonton	D	1,238,295	$1,725	10 of 10	+40%
201	Silver Sands	V	244	$1,752	141 of 193	-1%
202	Sunset Beach	V	64	$1,766	142 of 193	-0%
203	Larkspur	V	53	$1,773	143 of 193	+0%
204	Lethbridge County	D	10,988	$1,777	56 of 91	-17%
205	Foothills County	D	25,779	$1,778	35 of 48	+8%
206	Milo	D	131	$1,779	144 of 193	+0%
207	St. Albert	D	74,730	$1,803	17 of 22	+8%
208	Alix	D	877	$1,803	145 of 193	+2%
209	Waiparous	V	65	$1,812	146 of 193	+2%
210	Foremost	D	413	$1,827	147 of 193	+3%
211	Thorsby	T	928	$1,829	148 of 193	+3%
212	Point Alison	V	19	$1,829	149 of 193	+3%
213	Grande Prairie	D	71,160	$1,842	18 of 22	+11%
214	Fort Saskatchewan	D	30,575	$1,856	37 of 48	+13%
215	Ponoka County	D	10,670	$1,863	59 of 91	-13%
216	Pelican Narrows	V	162	$1,878	150 of 193	+6%
217	Jasper	D	4,627	$1,899	67 of 106	-28%
218	Crowsnest Pass	D	6,011	$1,914	62 of 91	-11%
219	Acadia No. 34, M.d. of	D	494	$1,947	152 of 193	+10%
220	Rocky View County	D	50,260	$1,971	20 of 22	+18%
221	Mackenzie County	D	14,488	$1,993	63 of 91	-7%
222	Delia	D	145	$1,999	154 of 193	+13%
223	Island Lake	V	164	$2,018	155 of 193	+14%
224	Jarvis Bay	V	224	$2,024	156 of 193	+14%
225	Canmore	T	17,341	$2,041	39 of 48	+25%
226	Ghost Lake	V	75	$2,051	157 of 193	+16%
227	Sunset Point	V	270	$2,073	158 of 193	+17%
228	Golden Days	V	257	$2,079	159 of 193	+17%
229	Parkland Beach	V	175	$2,099	160 of 193	+19%
230	Willow Creek No. 26, M.d. of	D	6,081	$2,103	64 of 91	-2%
231	Seba Beach	V	244	$2,109	161 of 193	+19%
232	Camrose County	D	8,951	$2,119	66 of 91	-1%
233	Parkland County	D	34,286	$2,142	42 of 48	+31%
234	Burnstick Lake	V	29	$2,153	162 of 193	+22%
235	Half Moon Bay	V	68	$2,171	163 of 193	+23%
236	Lloydminster	D	21,295	$2,171	43 of 48	+32%
237	Wetaskiwin No. 10, County of	D	11,217	$2,178	68 of 91	+2%
238	Banff	T	11,402	$2,196	70 of 91	+2%
239	Mountain View County	D	14,776	$2,211	71 of 91	+3%
240	Fox Creek	T	2,013	$2,218	72 of 106	-16%
241	Warner No. 5, County of	D	4,290	$2,265	73 of 106	-14%
242	Two Hills No. 21, County of	D	3,412	$2,285	74 of 106	-14%
243	Taber, M.d. of	D	7,447	$2,357	72 of 91	+10%
244	Red Deer County	D	22,076	$2,368	44 of 48	+44%
245	Alberta Beach	D	815	$2,455	164 of 193	+39%
246	Peace No. 135, M.d. of	D	1,581	$2,527	77 of 106	-4%
247	Val Quentin	V	169	$2,535	165 of 193	+43%
248	Rochon Sands	V	115	$2,581	167 of 193	+46%
249	Beaver County	D	6,245	$2,584	75 of 91	+20%
250	Norris Beach	V	71	$2,680	169 of 193	+51%
251	Smoky Lake County	D	4,043	$2,699	80 of 106	+2%
252	Strathcona County	D	107,345	$2,711	21 of 22	+63%
253	Kapasiwin	V	34	$2,737	170 of 193	+55%
254	Sunbreaker Cove	V	137	$2,755	171 of 193	+56%
255	Yellowstone	V	117	$2,765	172 of 193	+56%
256	White Sands	V	183	$2,818	173 of 193	+59%
257	Stettler No. 6, County of	D	5,666	$2,832	76 of 91	+32%
258	Wheatland County	D	10,150	$2,949	77 of 91	+37%
259	Lakeview	V	26	$2,965	174 of 193	+68%
260	South View	V	74	$2,998	175 of 193	+69%
261	Nakamun Park	V	80	$3,053	176 of 193	+72%
262	Poplar Bay	V	96	$3,140	177 of 193	+77%
263	Betula Beach	V	25	$3,189	178 of 193	+80%
264	Ross Haven	V	120	$3,316	180 of 193	+87%
265	Lacombe County	D	11,072	$3,375	78 of 91	+57%
266	Leduc County	D	16,400	$3,406	45 of 48	+108%
267	Brazeau County	D	7,685	$3,452	79 of 91	+61%
268	Vulcan County	D	4,491	$3,480	82 of 106	+32%
269	St. Paul County No. 19	D	6,462	$3,567	80 of 91	+66%
270	Birch Hills County	D	1,522	$3,595	84 of 106	+36%
271	Crystal Springs	V	82	$3,603	181 of 193	+103%
272	Fairview No. 136, M.d. of	D	1,580	$3,622	85 of 106	+37%
273	Thorhild County	D	3,147	$3,819	86 of 106	+44%
274	Grande Prairie No. 1, County of	D	26,701	$3,823	46 of 48	+133%
275	Castle Island	V	17	$3,857	182 of 193	+118%
276	Silver Beach	V	54	$3,900	183 of 193	+120%
277	Vermilion River County	D	8,215	$3,913	81 of 91	+82%
278	Lamont County	D	3,918	$4,004	87 of 106	+51%
279	Forty Mile County No. 8	D	4,073	$4,094	89 of 106	+55%
280	Ma-Me-O Beach	V	125	$4,128	184 of 193	+133%
281	Smoky River No. 130, M.d. of	D	1,895	$4,176	90 of 106	+58%
282	Athabasca County	D	7,280	$4,184	82 of 91	+95%
283	Newell County	D	7,846	$4,197	83 of 91	+96%
284	I.d. No. 09 (Banff)	D	1,004	$4,248	185 of 193	+140%
285	Pincher Creek No. 9, M.d. of	D	3,240	$4,339	91 of 106	+64%
286	Clearwater County	D	12,326	$4,541	84 of 91	+112%
287	Sturgeon County	D	21,035	$4,569	47 of 48	+179%
288	Northern Lights County	D	4,115	$4,575	92 of 106	+73%
289	Kneehill County	D	5,037	$4,937	85 of 91	+130%
290	Cypress County	D	7,855	$4,955	86 of 91	+131%
291	Clear Hills County	D	3,006	$5,019	93 of 106	+90%
292	Woodlands County	D	4,778	$5,031	94 of 106	+90%
293	Sundance Beach	V	44	$5,111	186 of 193	+189%
294	Big Lakes County	D	5,106	$5,142	87 of 91	+140%
295	Bighorn No. 8, M.d. of	D	1,598	$5,161	95 of 106	+95%
296	Yellowhead County	D	10,966	$5,708	88 of 91	+166%
297	Minburn County No. 27	D	3,142	$5,774	96 of 106	+118%
298	Wood Buffalo	D	81,577	$5,800	22 of 22	+248%
299	Flagstaff County	D	3,729	$6,047	98 of 106	+129%
300	Spirit River No. 133, M.d. of	D	649	$6,139	188 of 193	+247%
301	Itaska Beach	V	29	$6,194	189 of 193	+250%
302	Lesser Slave River No. 124, M.d. of	D	2,809	$6,749	99 of 106	+155%
303	Wainwright No. 61, M.d. of	D	4,446	$6,851	100 of 106	+159%
304	Argentia Beach	V	36	$7,249	191 of 193	+309%
305	Bonnyville No. 87, M.d. of	D	11,864	$7,287	89 of 91	+240%
306	Paintearth No. 18, County of	D	1,990	$7,377	101 of 106	+179%
307	Starland County	D	1,820	$8,228	102 of 106	+211%
308	Lac la Biche County	D	8,580	$8,458	90 of 91	+294%
309	Provost No. 52, M.d. of	D	2,071	$12,999	103 of 106	+392%
310	Greenview No. 16, M.d. of	D	8,584	$13,659	91 of 91	+537%
311	Northern Sunrise County	D	1,848	$13,792	104 of 106	+422%
312	Opportunity No. 17, M.d. of	D	3,382	$17,628	105 of 106	+567%
313	Saddle Hills County	D	2,449	$18,131	106 of 106	+586%
314	Ranchland No. 66, M.d. of	D	110	$23,502	193 of 193	+1227%