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Ontario / Red RockUpdated Oct 1, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Red Rock uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Red Rock's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township of about 900 people in Northwestern Ontario. Every figure links back to the public record.

Property tax raised in 2025$1.7Mall property in Red Rock95% Town5% SchoolsSee where your tax bill goes →
Town spending, 2025$3.8MAbout $7,534 per household, up 8.0% from 2024.See the money →
Property tax change−1.2%Red Rock's own property tax came to $1.7M in 2025, against $1.8M in 2024.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

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Water, sewers and garbage$994K · 26%
Running the town office$936K · 24%
Roads and snow$843K · 22%
Parks, arena and library$640K · 17%
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Police, fire and safety$269K · 7%
Health$65,520 · 2%
Housing$54,261 · 1%
Planning and business$40,656 · 1%

Day-to-day spending in 2025, from Red Rock's report to the Province.

A fair comparisonHow does Red Rock compare?Among 31 similar Ontario towns, Red Rock's day-to-day spending per household is on the high side.Red Rock is here · 25 of 31, lowest to highestCompare Red Rock →

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 3 questions
Needs an answerMoney health

Does Red Rock have enough saved for repairs and emergencies?

$734Kin savings at the end of 2025

Towns keep savings (called reserves) to pay for new trucks, roof repairs and surprises. Red Rock had $734K saved at the end of 2025, down from $1.3M in 2019. That is 19% of one year's spending. Only 3 of 30 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.

Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources

Where your tax bill goes

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

Tax bill split: Red Rock 95%, Schools 5%
$1.7Mraised in 2025
  • Red Rock95%
  • Schools5%

  • 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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