BC Municipal Surplus Trend Rankings

Trend direction of operating surplus per capita over 4 years.

154 municipalities ranked Higher is better

Highest — Best Performing

1. Fraser Lake (Under 1,500) $5,612 2. Lytton (Under 1,500) $3,362 3. Stewart (Under 1,500) $1,246 4. Port Clements (Under 1,500) $625 5. Princeton (1,500-5,000) $350

Lowest — Needs Attention

150. Silverton (Under 1,500) -$251 151. Tahsis (Under 1,500) -$403 152. Granisle (Under 1,500) -$528 153. Canal Flats (Under 1,500) -$744 154. Zeballos (Under 1,500) -$1,245

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About this Metric

High value means

Surpluses are improving year over year.

Low value means

Surpluses are declining, potentially signalling structural budget pressure.

For Councillors

A declining surplus trend is an early warning sign of structural deficits.

For Residents

Shrinking surpluses may lead to service cuts or tax increases.

Full Rankings

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Prov. # ▲	Municipality	Type	Population	Value	Band Rank	vs Band Avg
1	Fraser Lake	V	942	$5,612	3 of 192	+3890%
2	Lytton	V	228	$3,362	4 of 192	+2291%
3	Stewart	D	515	$1,246	12 of 192	+786%
4	Port Clements	V	352	$625	33 of 192	+344%
5	Princeton	T	3,050	$350	12 of 105	+718%
6	Ucluelet	D	2,452	$349	13 of 105	+716%
7	Merritt	C	7,190	$348	11 of 90	+316%
8	Pouce Coupe	V	813	$337	50 of 192	+140%
9	Grand Forks	C	4,308	$249	17 of 105	+481%
10	Clinton	V	707	$232	64 of 192	+65%
11	Osoyoos	T	5,724	$231	17 of 90	+176%
12	Cache Creek	V	1,053	$221	66 of 192	+57%
13	Enderby	C	3,292	$207	20 of 105	+382%
14	Houston	D	3,114	$191	21 of 105	+346%
15	Elkford	D	3,030	$186	22 of 105	+333%
16	Radium Hot Springs	V	1,489	$170	75 of 192	+21%
17	Williams Lake	C	11,462	$167	19 of 90	+99%
18	Langley	C	35,444	$140	6 of 48	+1334%
19	View Royal	T	12,795	$133	21 of 90	+58%
20	Prince Rupert	C	12,903	$131	22 of 90	+56%
21	Sparwood	D	4,486	$129	28 of 105	+202%
22	Port Edward	D	442	$128	85 of 192	-9%
23	West Vancouver	D	47,929	$127	7 of 48	+1201%
24	Tumbler Ridge	D	2,663	$125	30 of 105	+191%
25	100 Mile House	D	2,030	$122	31 of 105	+186%
26	White Rock	C	25,057	$113	8 of 48	+1059%
27	Lake Cowichan	T	3,757	$113	33 of 105	+165%
28	Revelstoke	C	9,464	$113	23 of 90	+35%
29	Richmond	C	239,584	$111	1 of 10	+585%
30	Belcarra	V	702	$108	88 of 192	-24%
31	Tofino	D	2,772	$105	35 of 105	+146%
32	Spallumcheen	D	5,843	$102	24 of 90	+21%
33	Kimberley	C	9,037	$101	25 of 90	+21%
34	Mackenzie	D	3,442	$95	37 of 105	+122%
35	Gold River	V	1,339	$93	91 of 192	-34%
36	Kent	D	7,093	$93	26 of 90	+11%
37	Trail	C	8,539	$91	27 of 90	+9%
38	Port Alice	V	789	$90	92 of 192	-36%
39	Terrace	C	13,648	$83	29 of 90	-0%
40	Dawson Creek	C	13,635	$78	31 of 90	-7%
41	Bowen Island	D	4,501	$76	42 of 105	+77%
42	Chase	V	2,591	$71	44 of 105	+66%
43	Metchosin	D	5,207	$68	32 of 90	-18%
44	Sun Peaks	V	1,546	$68	45 of 105	+58%
45	Lumby	V	2,257	$67	46 of 105	+57%
46	Colwood	C	22,794	$66	11 of 48	+575%
47	Vancouver	C	740,454	$66	2 of 10	+305%
48	Highlands	D	2,753	$64	47 of 105	+50%
49	Smithers	T	5,627	$53	34 of 90	-36%
50	Pitt Meadows	C	20,892	$51	13 of 48	+426%
51	Telkwa	V	1,544	$49	48 of 105	+14%
52	Fort St. John	C	24,383	$48	14 of 48	+387%
53	Port Moody	C	38,285	$46	15 of 48	+375%
54	Surrey	C	703,531	$46	3 of 10	+185%
55	Maple Ridge	C	105,925	$45	4 of 22	+212%
56	Oliver	T	5,262	$44	35 of 90	-48%
57	Nanaimo	C	111,845	$40	5 of 22	+182%
58	Comox	T	15,884	$36	16 of 48	+264%
59	Central Saanich	D	18,184	$34	17 of 48	+249%
60	Salmon Arm	C	20,891	$32	18 of 48	+232%
61	Oak Bay	D	18,626	$31	19 of 48	+213%
62	Burnaby	C	299,682	$30	5 of 10	+85%
63	Parksville	C	15,371	$27	20 of 48	+179%
64	Sechelt	D	11,558	$26	41 of 90	-69%
65	Cumberland	V	4,974	$26	50 of 105	-39%
66	Prince George	C	85,944	$26	6 of 22	+78%
67	Anmore	V	2,508	$21	51 of 105	-52%
68	Squamish	D	28,578	$19	22 of 48	+90%
69	New Westminster	C	92,124	$18	7 of 22	+28%
70	Campbell River	C	38,300	$18	23 of 48	+82%
71	Chilliwack	C	105,520	$16	8 of 22	+10%
72	Montrose	V	1,072	$15	98 of 192	-89%
73	Lake Country	D	17,637	$15	24 of 48	+54%
74	Ladysmith	T	9,926	$13	46 of 90	-84%
75	Logan Lake	D	2,337	$13	53 of 105	-69%
76	Mission	C	47,280	$12	25 of 48	+21%
77	Cranbrook	C	22,703	$11	26 of 48	+15%
78	Sidney	T	13,445	$11	48 of 90	-87%
79	Fort St. James	D	1,542	$11	56 of 105	-74%
80	Lions Bay	V	1,375	$11	101 of 192	-92%
81	Delta	C	124,670	$11	9 of 22	-24%
82	Quesnel	C	10,253	$10	51 of 90	-88%
83	Salmo	V	1,310	$9	102 of 192	-93%
84	North Vancouver	C	66,624	$8	10 of 22	-45%
85	Langford	C	59,664	$7	11 of 22	-48%
86	North Saanich	D	12,986	$7	52 of 90	-92%
87	Saanich	D	126,011	$6	12 of 22	-62%
88	Lantzville	D	4,276	$5	57 of 105	-87%
89	Courtenay	C	32,869	$4	27 of 48	-58%
90	Qualicum Beach	T	9,640	$2	54 of 90	-97%
91	Port Coquitlam	C	67,724	$1	14 of 22	-96%
92	Golden	T	4,433	-$1	59 of 105	-103%
93	Summerland	D	12,343	-$2	55 of 90	-103%
94	Warfield	V	1,729	-$2	60 of 105	-105%
95	North Cowichan	D	34,525	-$3	29 of 48	-134%
96	North Vancouver	D	97,845	-$4	15 of 22	-125%
97	Harrison Hot Springs	V	2,148	-$8	61 of 105	-119%
98	Creston	T	5,976	-$9	57 of 90	-110%
99	Langley	D	163,885	-$9	6 of 10	-155%
100	Port McNeill	T	2,402	-$9	62 of 105	-121%
101	Penticton	C	39,068	-$11	31 of 48	-217%
102	Hope	D	7,183	-$11	59 of 90	-114%
103	Abbotsford	C	175,358	-$12	7 of 10	-175%
104	Lillooet	D	2,065	-$13	64 of 105	-131%
105	Armstrong	C	5,643	-$15	60 of 90	-118%
106	Duncan	C	5,745	-$16	61 of 90	-119%
107	Nakusp	V	1,740	-$16	65 of 105	-138%
108	Fernie	C	7,086	-$16	62 of 90	-120%
109	Castlegar	C	9,465	-$19	63 of 90	-122%
110	Kelowna	C	167,654	-$20	8 of 10	-220%
111	Burns Lake	V	2,007	-$24	69 of 105	-157%
112	Invermere	D	4,305	-$25	70 of 105	-158%
113	Sooke	D	17,248	-$28	35 of 48	-385%
114	Coldstream	D	11,380	-$30	65 of 90	-135%
115	Coquitlam	C	173,599	-$33	9 of 10	-301%
116	Slocan	V	488	-$33	109 of 192	-123%
117	McBride	V	646	-$35	110 of 192	-125%
118	Kamloops	C	108,793	-$37	16 of 22	-357%
119	Nelson	C	12,126	-$40	67 of 90	-147%
120	Rossland	C	4,355	-$43	73 of 105	-201%
121	Vernon	C	49,527	-$44	37 of 48	-545%
122	Midway	V	671	-$48	114 of 192	-134%
123	Vanderhoof	D	4,545	-$49	74 of 105	-215%
124	Powell River	C	14,947	-$50	69 of 90	-159%
125	Victoria	C	103,888	-$50	18 of 22	-449%
126	West Kelowna	C	40,274	-$55	38 of 48	-665%
127	Ashcroft	V	1,744	-$56	75 of 105	-230%
128	Chetwynd	D	2,484	-$59	77 of 105	-238%
129	Pemberton	V	3,620	-$70	79 of 105	-264%
130	Daajing Giids	V	999	-$81	116 of 192	-158%
131	Port Alberni	C	19,671	-$87	40 of 48	-993%
132	Peachland	D	6,302	-$90	73 of 90	-208%
133	Sicamous	D	2,854	-$91	82 of 105	-311%
134	Fruitvale	V	2,068	-$93	83 of 105	-317%
135	Sayward	V	329	-$93	119 of 192	-166%
136	New Hazelton	D	666	-$94	120 of 192	-167%
137	Masset	V	914	-$101	122 of 192	-172%
138	Taylor	D	1,415	-$104	123 of 192	-174%
139	Keremeos	V	1,779	-$107	84 of 105	-349%
140	Clearwater	D	2,500	-$108	85 of 105	-353%
141	Valemount	V	1,082	-$114	128 of 192	-181%
142	Esquimalt	D	19,512	-$121	41 of 48	-1339%
143	New Denver	V	527	-$122	131 of 192	-187%
144	Port Hardy	D	4,201	-$123	86 of 105	-387%
145	Gibsons	T	5,090	-$126	78 of 90	-250%
146	Whistler	D	15,090	-$132	42 of 48	-1452%
147	Alert Bay	V	465	-$144	135 of 192	-202%
148	Hudson's Hope	D	1,019	-$148	137 of 192	-205%
149	Kaslo	V	1,141	-$187	142 of 192	-233%
150	Silverton	V	196	-$251	147 of 192	-278%
151	Tahsis	V	418	-$403	161 of 192	-387%
152	Granisle	V	357	-$528	167 of 192	-475%
153	Canal Flats	V	889	-$744	175 of 192	-629%
154	Zeballos	V	136	-$1,245	184 of 192	-985%

Municipalities with Incomplete Data

The following 7 municipalities are excluded from this ranking due to missing or insufficient data points.

Municipality	Type	Reason for Exclusion
Barriere	D	Stale or missing fiscal reporting
Greenwood	C	Stale or missing fiscal reporting
Hazelton	V	Stale or missing fiscal reporting
Kitimat	D	Stale or missing fiscal reporting
Northern Rockies	D	Insufficient historical data points
shíshálh Nation Government District	D	Insufficient historical data points
Wells	D	Stale or missing fiscal reporting