Total operating expenses
Ontario Financial Information Return, slc.40X.L9910.C01.11.
per permanent resident · 2023
- Algonquin Highlands$3,430
- Highlands East$2,320
- Dysart et al$2,248
- Minden Hills$1,924
1.8× between the largest and the smallest.
per person-year · 2023
Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.
- Algonquin Highlands$1,638
- Dysart et al$1,567
- Minden Hills$1,518
- Highlands East$1,498
1.1× between the largest and the smallest.
per peak resident · 2023
Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.
- Minden Hills$902.40
- Dysart et al$845.70
- Highlands East$767.39
- Algonquin Highlands$706.74
1.3× between the largest and the smallest.
What these figures carry
- PSAB basis. Includes amortization, so this is not a cash outlay.
The order changes with the basis. Which of these populations is the right divisor is not a technical detail: the tax base is properties, the services are used by whoever is present, and roughly 54% of the dwellings in this county are not occupied by permanent residents. No source states how much of the year a seasonal dwelling is occupied, so this atlas will not choose for you.
Which way is better
Contested. Spending is thrift or neglect depending on what you think a municipality is for. A low figure may be efficiency or a deferred road that costs a later council more. Nothing on this page is ranked, and the bars are ordered by size rather than by merit.
Where this figure comes from →