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An older report. We have no 2024 report for Newbury in the Province's latest release, so these pages use its 2023 report. It may simply be filed late.
Read by hand. We read Newbury'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 / NewburyUpdated Oct 10, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Newbury uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Newbury's budget, taxes and council decisions. A village of about 400 people in Southwestern Ontario. Every figure links back to the public record.

Your typical 2023 property tax bill$2,189on a $140K home63% Town28% County10% SchoolsSee your tax bill explained →
Town spending, 2023$1.0MAbout $5,162 per household, down 1.1% from 2022.See the money →
Property tax change+3.6%Newbury's own property tax came to $351K in 2023, against $339K in 2022.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

Explore every service →
Water, sewers and garbage$480K · 48%
Running the town office$309K · 31%
Police, fire and safety$141K · 14%
Parks, arena and library$47,579 · 5%
Show all 6 servicesShow fewer
Roads and snow$27,622 · 3%
Planning and business$2,238 · 0%

Day-to-day spending in 2023, from Newbury's report to the Province.

Where it comes fromWho pays for Newbury's services?Fees people pay37%Property taxes29%Grants for specific projects14%Money from Ontario (no strings)13%Smaller sources7%$1.2M came in during 2023.See the money →

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 Newbury post its audited financial statements online?

On October 10, 2026 we looked at the Village's home page, its Government page, its Staff & Council page, its By-Laws page, its council minutes page, its Tenders page and its News page. None of them links to audited financial statements, a budget or a council pay statement.

Found by reading the town's own documents · 7 sources

2023 tax year · Newbury, 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 Newbury'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 Newbury.

Source

a year in property tax, at 2023 rates

  • Newbury
  • County or region
  • Schools

Newbury council sets only its own share. County or region sets its share, the Province sets the school rate.

See what your Newbury share pays forHide the breakdown

Roughly what your Newbury share pays for

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

An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Newbury's share by what each service cost in 2023 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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