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Not the full picture. Built from public records, which leave things out.Read by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date. Check the sources, and tell us if you spot a mistake. What this site can't tell you
Read by hand. We read Baldwin's own documents for this site in October 2026; the Sources page lists which ones. The comparisons with other places still come from the Province's yearly reports.
Ontario / BaldwinUpdated Oct 13, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Baldwin uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Baldwin's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township in the Sudbury District of northern Ontario, with a mayor, a deputy mayor and three councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.

Your typical 2024 property tax bill$3,065on a $230K home89% Town11% SchoolsSee your tax bill explained →
Town spending, 2024$1.1MAbout $4,741 per household, down 0.2% from 2023.See the money →
Property tax change+8.9%Baldwin's own property tax came to $771K in 2024, against $708K in 2023.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

Explore every service →
Police, fire and safety$319K · 28%
Running the town office$302K · 27%
Roads and snow$170K · 15%
Health$120K · 11%
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Water, sewers and garbage$74,301 · 7%
Planning and business$54,327 · 5%
Parks, arena and library$50,910 · 4%
Housing$29,298 · 3%
Social services$18,806 · 2%

Day-to-day spending in 2024, from Baldwin's report to the Province.

A fair comparisonHow does Baldwin compare?Among 44 similar Ontario towns, Baldwin's day-to-day spending per household is near the middle.Baldwin is here · 16 of 44, lowest to highestCompare Baldwin →

Questions worth asking

A closer look at the numbers.

Each one is a question, not an accusation. Every one lists ordinary reasons it could be true, and the documents it comes from.

All 5 questions
Worth askingMoney health

How will Baldwin close the gap between what its roads, bridges and buildings need each year and what it sets aside?

$234 thousanda year: the Township's own estimate of its capital funding gap in the 2025 Asset Management Plan

A township's roads, bridges, buildings and vehicles wear out and have to be replaced. The Township's 2025 Asset Management Plan says that doing so on schedule costs an average of $374 thousand a year. It says the Township is committing about $140 thousand a year, so there is "an annual funding gap of $234 thousand". The plan then sets a lower target based on affordable levels of service, which still leaves a yearly shortfall of $47,093. The plan lists $338,672 in reserves (savings kept for a purpose) at December 31, 2023.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

Worth askingMoney health

Does Baldwin rely on provincial and federal grants for all of the money it sets aside for capital, with nothing from property taxes?

$100,000a year from OCIF, a provincial grant under review, of $140,044 available for capital

The plan's funding table shows where the $140,044 a year for capital comes from: 0 from taxes, $40,044 from the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF, federal gas-tax money passed to towns) and $100,000 from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF, a provincial grant). The plan's own footnote says OCIF "is currently undergoing review by the provincial government" and that changes may affect its availability.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

Worth askingOpenness

Where can residents read the 2026 budget that council approved on March 9, 2026?

$852,847the only budget figure in the public record we found: the amount to be raised through taxation

Council held special budget meetings on January 12, February 9 and March 9, 2026, and approved a 2026 budget on March 9. The minutes say a "2026 Draft Municipal Budget" was presented. We did not find the draft, the approved budget or a budget summary on the Township's site, and the minutes we read print one dollar figure for the whole budget. The Plans and Reports page lists the Asset Management Plan, a 2020 Financial Information Return and a 2010 audited statement, but no budget.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources

Worth askingOpenness

Why are the newest audited financial statements on Baldwin's website for the year 2010?

December 31, 2010year-end of the newest audited statements we found on the Township's site

The Township's Plans and Reports page links one "Financial Statement". It is the consolidated statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, with a clean opinion ("present fairly") from the auditor dated June 16, 2011. We did not find audited statements for any later year on the site. The Province's Financial Information Return pages on this site cover recent years, but the audited statements themselves, which carry notes on debts and lawsuits, are not posted.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source

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Good to knowRising costs

What explains the gap between the $685,074 in tax revenue the 2025 plan reports for 2023 and the $852,847 council approved to raise through taxes in 2026?

$852,847amount required for taxation approved for 2026 (about $167,773, or 24.5%, above the $685,074 reported for 2023; worked out by us)

The Township's 2025 Asset Management Plan says it had "annual tax revenues of $685,074" in 2023. On March 9, 2026, council approved the 2026 budget "with an amount required for taxation in the amount of $852,847.00". The difference, worked out by us, is $167,773, or about 24.5%, over three years. The two numbers may not be measured the same way, and the 2026 budget itself is not posted, so we cannot see the reasons.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources

2024 tax year · Baldwin, Ontario

Your tax bill, worked out.

Enter your home's assessed value to see roughly what you pay in property tax each year, who gets it, and what Baldwin's share pays for.

Ontario still uses property values from January 1, 2016 for tax, so your assessed value is probably well below what your home would sell for today.

It is on your property assessment notice from MPAC, and on your tax bill. We filled in the typical value in Baldwin.

Source

a year in property tax, at 2024 rates

  • Baldwin
  • Schools

Baldwin council sets only its own share. the Province sets the school rate.

See what your Baldwin share pays forHide the breakdown

Roughly what your Baldwin share pays for

Source
  • Police, fire and safety
  • Running the town office
  • Roads and snow
  • Health
  • Water, sewers and garbage
  • Parks, arena and library
  • Housing

An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Baldwin's share by what each service cost in 2024 after its own fees and grants (for example, water bills pay for much of a water system). Real bills also depend on your property class, local charges and any rebates.

  • Every fact, sourced

    Each number links to the public document it came from. Check it yourself.

  • No accusations

    We ask questions. Every one lists ordinary reasons a number could look odd.

  • Compared fairly

    Towns are only compared with places of a similar size and kind, from the same yearly reports.

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