2011 Municipal Study - City of Brantford

Municipal Study 2011Taxes Receivable as a % of Tax LeviesThe following chart reflects the total uncollected property taxes as a percentage of total tax levy.Every year, a percentage of property owners is unable to pay property taxes. If this percentageincreases over time, it may indicate an overall decline in the municipality’s economic health.Additionally, as uncollected property taxes rise, liquidity decreases. If the percentage of uncollectedproperty taxes increases, the municipality should try to identify the causes and devise actionstrategies. A municipality should assess their internal collection procedures to reduce uncollectedproperty taxes. Further investigation should also be conducted to classify the uncollected propertytaxes (residential, commercial and industrial). If uncollected property taxes are rising, furtherinvestigation is needed to try to identify the causes (why is it happening?), assess the significanceand devise action strategies (what can be done?)Municipality 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Ottawa 3.4% 3.7% 3.5% 4.1% 3.4%Peterborough 2.9% 2.9% 3.1% 2.0% 3.5%Cornwall 3.3% 4.1% N/A N/A 4.3%Kingston 4.4% 3.9% 4.5% 5.1% 5.5%Quinte West N/A 7.7% 8.2% 7.6% 5.8%Kawartha Lakes 6.6% 7.1% 8.2% 7.6% 6.2%Eastern Average 4.1% 4.9% 5.5% 5.3% 4.8%Oshawa 2.1% 3.1% 3.7% 4.6% 3.4%Burlington 3.5% 3.1% 3.2% 3.8% 3.6%Newmarket 4.7% 4.0% 4.6% 5.5% 4.7%Mississauga 5.1% 4.4% 5.2% 4.7% 5.0%Oakville 5.1% 4.7% 4.6% 6.1% 5.4%Toronto 4.4% 4.2% 4.6% 5.7% 5.4%Milton 5.0% 6.1% 6.2% 8.5% 6.0%Ajax 3.9% 4.2% 5.4% 5.9% 6.0%Brampton 7.3% 7.3% 6.6% 7.1% 6.5%Halton Hills 4.7% 5.0% 6.2% 6.7% 7.1%Georgina 6.6% 7.3% 8.0% 9.1% 7.3%Whitby 5.8% 6.1% 6.1% 6.7% 7.4%Markham 7.1% 6.6% 7.8% 8.8% 7.7%Whitchurch Stouffville 5.5% 7.1% 5.9% 7.5% 7.7%Clarington 7.6% 8.6% 8.1% 9.2% 9.2%Pickering 7.6% 7.7% 8.3% 9.4% 9.2%East Gwillimbury 8.6% 9.2% 8.7% 10.8% 10.0%Caledon 8.7% 9.5% 12.5% 10.8% 11.0%King 10.5% 10.7% 11.6% 11.8% 11.4%GTA Average 6.0% 6.3% 6.7% 7.5% 7.1%St. Catharines 4.3% 4.3% 5.2% 5.7% 6.0%Thorold 6.3% 5.6% 6.6% 7.7% 6.9%Lincoln 11.4% 9.6% 8.7% 10.0% 7.6%Hamilton 7.1% 7.2% 7.2% 8.2% 8.2%Niagara-on-the-Lake 8.7% 9.1% 10.0% 10.1% 8.7%Welland 9.5% 9.5% 8.4% 9.3% 9.2%Fort Erie 7.3% 7.3% 7.9% 8.8% 9.8%Niagara Falls 9.0% 9.7% 10.8% 10.3% 10.8%Wainfleet N/A 10.3% 9.9% 10.9% 12.5%West Lincoln N/A 9.8% 9.1% 10.8% 15.1%Niagara/Hamilton Avg 8.0% 8.2% 8.4% 9.2% 9.5%Municipality 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Kenora N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.7%Greater Sudbury 4.1% 3.6% 3.4% 4.1% 4.3%North Bay 2.8% 3.8% 4.1% 3.1% 4.6%Thunder Bay 7.8% 7.4% 8.7% 7.8% 5.0%Seguin N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.3%Sault Ste. Marie 5.6% 5.1% 6.3% 7.8% 6.3%Fort Frances N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.5%Timmins 11.4% 9.9% 8.7% 11.1% 9.9%North Average 6.3% 6.0% 6.2% 6.8% 5.7%Gravenhurst 2.5% 3.5% 3.0% 4.0% 7.1%Penetanguishene N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.3%Barrie 5.8% 6.8% 7.8% 8.3% 8.2%Huntsville 9.8% 10.3% N/A 10.0% 12.8%Simcoe/Musk./Duff. 7.1% 8.4% 7.7% 7.4% 8.9%London 1.8% 2.9% 2.4% 3.1% 2.7%St. Marys 4.8% 3.9% 3.9% 3.1% 3.0%Guelph 2.5% 3.5% 3.4% 3.5% 3.3%St. Thomas 3.3% 2.8% 1.1% N/A 3.6%Woolwich 3.8% 4.2% 3.8% 4.5% 3.8%Wellesley 3.7% 4.3% 5.3% 4.1% 3.8%Brantford 3.3% 3.9% 4.1% 5.8% 5.0%Waterloo 3.2% 4.6% 5.2% 4.7% 5.0%Wilmot 4.5% 5.1% 5.7% 4.9% 5.4%Tillsonburg 3.8% 4.9% 4.6% N/A 5.5%Stratford 4.1% 4.9% 5.8% 4.9% 5.8%Middlesex Centre 5.5% 5.8% 5.8% 6.2% 5.9%Kitchener 6.2% 5.5% N/A 6.0% 6.2%Leamington 5.3% 5.0% 7.2% 6.2% 6.4%Chatham-Kent 5.3% 5.6% 5.1% 6.6% 6.5%Sarnia 5.9% 5.5% 5.5% 6.2% 6.8%Cambridge 4.3% 5.0% 5.3% 6.6% 7.1%Meaford N/A N/A N/A N/A 8.0%Tecumseh N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.4%Windsor 7.4% 8.0% 8.4% 10.7% 11.3%The Blue Mountains N/A N/A N/A N/A 12.3%Southwest Average 4.6% 5.1% 5.4% 5.6% 6.0%MunicipalMunicipalFinancialFinancialInformationIndicators66