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Ontario / Iroquois FallsUpdated Oct 1, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Iroquois Falls uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Iroquois Falls' budget, taxes and council decisions. A town of about 4,500 people in Northeastern Ontario. Every figure links back to the public record.

Property tax raised in 2025$10.3Mall property in Iroquois Falls90% Town10% SchoolsSee where your tax bill goes →
Town spending, 2025$16.6MAbout $7,690 per household, up 21.2% from 2024.See the money →
Property tax change+3.0%Iroquois Falls' own property tax came to $10.4M in 2025, against $10.1M in 2024.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

Explore every service →
Roads and snow$4.8M · 29%
Water, sewers and garbage$3.0M · 18%
Parks, arena and library$2.3M · 14%
Police, fire and safety$2.1M · 13%
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Running the town office$2.0M · 12%
Housing$1.2M · 7%
Health$720K · 4%
Planning and business$543K · 3%

Day-to-day spending in 2025, from Iroquois Falls' report to the Province.

A fair comparisonHow does Iroquois Falls compare?Among 8 similar Ontario towns, Iroquois Falls' day-to-day spending per household is on the high side.Iroquois Falls is here · 7 of 8, lowest to highestCompare Iroquois Falls →

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 askingRising costs

Why did the cost of running the town office grow 63% in 6 years?

+63%running the town office, 2019 to 2025

Iroquois Falls spent $1.2M on running the town office in 2019 and $2.0M in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time. Only 0 of 7 similar towns had faster growth here.

Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources

Worth askingRising costs

Why did the cost of roads and snow grow 76% in 6 years?

+76%roads and snow, 2019 to 2025

Iroquois Falls spent $2.7M on roads and snow in 2019 and $4.8M in 2025. Prices only went up about 21% in that time. Only 0 of 7 similar towns had faster growth here.

Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources

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Where your tax bill goes

A property tax bill in Iroquois Falls pays for the town and schools. Only part of it goes to the town, and that part is what Iroquois Falls council controls.

Tax bill split: Iroquois Falls 90%, Schools 10%
$10.3Mraised in 2025
  • Iroquois Falls90%
  • Schools10%

  • Every fact, sourced

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  • No accusations

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

  • Compared fairly

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