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Population Band

BC Municipal: 15,000-50,000

48 Municipalities 1,282,552 total population

Band Averages

Avg Revenue / Person

$3,524

Avg Expenses / Person

$2,900

Avg Surplus / Person

$624

Avg Debt / Person

$1,090

Avg Tax Collection

97.1%

Avg Liability Used

15.0%

Revenue Breakdown (per person, band avg)

Expense Breakdown (per person, band avg)

Municipalities in the 15,000-50,000 Band

48 municipalities · 1,282,552 total population

MunicipalityTypePopulationRev/CapExp/CapSurplus/CapDebt/CapTax BillTax Coll. %Liab. Used %5yr Growth
VernonC49,527$2,382$2,161$221$749$5,03199.2%3.1%+9.2%
West VancouverD47,929$4,973$4,458$515$511$12,02399.1%3.5%+6.2%
MissionC47,280$2,726$2,064$663$268$6,37296.2%5.5%+10.2%
Spruce GroveD44,575$3,439$2,711$728$1,801$1,23196.4%25.8%+14.6%
West KelownaC40,274$2,242$2,235$7$1,191$7,06695.0%22.4%+9.5%
LeducD39,966$5,370$3,455$1,915$2,067$1,31097.4%26.0%+17.1%
CochraneT39,397$2,524$2,134$390$1,223$94096.6%20.2%+22.8%
PentictonC39,068$4,152$3,727$425$547$5,87099.1%11.9%+3.5%
Campbell RiverC38,300$2,649$2,219$430$209$6,01998.6%4.9%+5.3%
Port MoodyC38,285$3,044$2,509$535$587$7,47298.6%8.2%+9.6%
LangleyC35,444$2,455$1,837$618$611$5,01798.5%4.1%+20.1%
North CowichanD34,525$2,317$2,014$303$915$5,67998.2%23.8%+5.8%
Parkland CountyD34,286$3,635$3,073$561$1,312$1,10096.0%13.0%+3.4%
OkotoksT33,482$3,162$2,491$671$615$1,06196.4%6.7%+8.5%
CourtenayC32,869$2,397$2,115$282$587$5,91598.3%11.0%+13.7%
ChestermereD31,671$2,230$1,432$798$54$86492.8%2.8%+41.9%
Fort SaskatchewanD30,575$4,047$3,148$898$636$1,02898.7%11.3%+11.0%
SquamishD28,578$5,028$2,770$2,258$1,428$7,20598.4%26.5%+20.9%
Grande Prairie No. 1, County ofD26,701$5,448$5,260$188$925$1,81697.7%19.4%
BeaumontD26,305$2,405$2,472-$67$1,377$1,53694.9%21.9%+27.9%
Foothills CountyD25,779$2,797$2,503$294$383$3,25293.4%11.6%+8.7%
White RockC25,057$2,937$2,222$715$783$6,68695.2%7.9%+12.7%
Fort St. JohnC24,383$4,326$3,302$1,024$1,448$3,59094.5%15.7%+8.1%
ColwoodC22,794$2,132$1,501$631$474$5,51998.7%11.2%+17.9%
CranbrookC22,703$3,081$2,660$421$1,170$5,54697.6%23.9%+6.2%
Red Deer CountyD22,076$4,202$4,015$188$956$722,10693.9%19.9%+4.9%
LloydminsterD21,295$6,757$5,149$1,607$2,931$1,16193.6%21.9%+2.5%
Sturgeon CountyD21,035$6,405$4,928$1,477$1,675$1,06897.9%13.3%+0.9%
Pitt MeadowsC20,892$2,865$2,382$483$1,062$6,97198.7%12.4%+5.1%
Salmon ArmC20,891$2,249$1,937$311$954$5,11698.8%24.8%+6.3%
CamroseD20,801$3,310$2,476$834$1,309$1,30597.5%19.8%+5.6%
Port AlberniC19,671$2,999$2,759$239$1,033$5,25596.7%12.0%+4.8%
Stony PlainT19,662$3,417$2,830$586$1,496$1,14395.7%20.5%+7.6%
EsquimaltD19,512$2,624$2,379$245$1,704$5,79398.0%19.0%+5.4%
Oak BayD18,626$3,642$3,021$621$0$10,93599.7%0.0%+0.9%
Central SaanichD18,184$2,537$1,846$691$357$6,85799.4%6.5%+0.9%
Sylvan LakeT17,897$3,469$2,693$776$1,752$1,26695.7%22.6%+10.3%
Cold LakeD17,815$3,865$3,805$60$2,705$1,25594.2%30.2%+10.1%
Lake CountryD17,637$2,723$2,225$498$962$6,59499.0%19.1%+10.8%
BrooksD17,537$2,034$2,032$2$153$1,12792.5%4.4%+15.5%
CanmoreT17,341$6,221$4,457$1,764$3,201$94797.9%25.7%+10.4%
SookeD17,248$1,731$1,279$452$128$5,50797.2%14.0%+13.2%
StrathmoreT16,416$2,593$2,380$213$849$1,04296.5%26.3%+9.7%
Leduc CountyD16,400$5,522$4,906$616$2,404$76098.0%25.5%+16.0%
ComoxT15,884$2,687$1,909$778$191$5,95398.8%8.4%+4.7%
High RiverT15,518$3,170$2,574$595$226$99096.4%12.4%+10.0%
ParksvilleC15,371$2,508$2,204$304$305$6,13198.8%4.0%+13.4%
WhistlerD15,090$9,738$8,531$1,207$4,103$5,76898.4%14.9%-2.3%