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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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Larder Lake'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 / Larder LakeUpdated Oct 10, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Larder Lake uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Larder Lake's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township of about 700 people in Northeastern Ontario. Every figure links back to the public record.

Your typical 2024 property tax bill$3,085on a $130K home94% Town6% SchoolsSee your tax bill explained →
Town spending, 2024$2.2MAbout $5,048 per household, up 1.6% from 2023.See the money →
Property tax change+1.7%Larder Lake's own property tax came to $1.4M in 2024, against $1.4M in 2023.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

Explore every service →
Running the town office$641K · 29%
Water, sewers and garbage$462K · 21%
Roads and snow$307K · 14%
Parks, arena and library$301K · 14%
Show all 9 servicesShow fewer
Police, fire and safety$283K · 13%
Health$144K · 6%
Housing$42,703 · 2%
Social services$28,928 · 1%
Planning and business$10,793 · 0%

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

A fair comparisonHow does Larder Lake compare?Among 52 similar Ontario towns, Larder Lake's day-to-day spending per household is near the middle.Larder Lake is here · 22 of 52, lowest to highestCompare Larder Lake →

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 1 questions
Worth askingOpenness

Why doesn't the Township of Larder Lake post its audited financial statements online?

On October 10, 2026 we checked the Township's Mayor and Council, Council Meetings and Agendas, Property Taxes, By-laws, Bids, Tenders and Surplus Land, and News and Notices pages. None of them links to audited financial statements, a budget or a council pay statement. The Council Meetings and Agendas page sends readers to a Google Drive folder for agendas. We did not list the files in that folder, because listing them would go against Google's robots.txt, so documents may be kept there.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 6 sources

2024 tax year · Larder Lake, 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 Larder Lake'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 Larder Lake.

Source

a year in property tax, at 2024 rates

  • Larder Lake
  • Schools

Larder Lake council sets only its own share. the Province sets the school rate.

See what your Larder Lake share pays forHide the breakdown

Roughly what your Larder Lake share pays for

Source
  • Running the town office
  • Police, fire and safety
  • Roads and snow
  • Parks, arena and library
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Social services
  • Planning and business

An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Larder Lake'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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