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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Severn'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.
A clear, checkable guide to Severn's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township in the County of Simcoe, with a seven-member council: a mayor, a deputy mayor and five ward councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
8.69%rise in the Township's 2026 levy, against a 5.88% rise in the Township's tax on an average home
The levy is the total amount of property tax the Township asks residents to pay for its own services. The 2026 budget presentation puts it at $15,843,487, up from $14,577,407, which it calls an "8.69% Increase representing $1,266,080". The same presentation says the Township's tax on an average $340,000 home goes from $1,505.49 to $1,594.02, an increase of 5.88%. With the County and school boards added, the average home's total goes from $3,325.44 to $3,455.68, or 3.92%. The three numbers are all printed, and they measure different things. The presentation lists an "Assessment Growth Impact" of $386,000 but does not set out how the 8.69% turns into 5.88%.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$1,405,000interest revenue in the 2026 budget, against $1,950,000 in 2025
The Township earns interest on the money it holds in reserves (savings kept for later). The 2023 audited statements show "Investment income" of $1,791,279, against a budget of $1,303,500 and $799,958 the year before. For 2026 the budget presentation lists "Interest Revenue" of $1,405,000, down from $1,950,000 in 2025 (a drop of $545,000, worked out by us), and elsewhere lists an "Investment Revenue decrease" of $420,000. The presentation explains that investment income eases the tax levy "by 4 to 5 percent" and that taking more out of reserves than is put in reduces it. Its list of items removed to cut the levy includes "Moving Investment income to reserves to stabilize levy" at $1,080,000.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
$24,687,650estimated reserves at the end of 2026, against $38,087,737 at the end of 2025
Reserves are savings set aside for later costs. The 2026 budget presentation estimates all reserves at $38,087,737 at the end of 2025 and $24,687,650 at the end of 2026, a fall of $13,400,087 (worked out by us). Two large projects are shown as paid from reserves: a Westshore Recreation Facility at $15,000,000, marked "Grant Dependent", and a Westshore wastewater plant upgrade at $12,525,000. Both are marked as high-level estimates. The recreation capital sheet shows the facility's $15,000,000 paid from two sources, $4,500,000 and $10,500,000, and describes them as "Green spaces grant/DC Reserves" (DC means development charges, fees paid by builders for growth). The presentation also warns that taking more from reserves than is put in "will threaten future asset replacement" and that the new facility "will need to be staffed".
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$4.5 millionyearly gap between what the Township needs to replace its assets and what it sets aside, by its 2025 plan
An asset management plan estimates what it costs to keep a municipality's roads, water and sewer systems, buildings and equipment working. Severn's 2025 plan puts the replacement cost of what it owns at about $443.1 million. It says the Township needs about $12.5 million a year, is committing about $7.9 million, and so has "an annual funding gap of $4.5 million". Its plan is to close this in 10 years by raising municipal taxes by 1.4% a year, plus higher water and sewer rates. The 2026 budget presentation, which shows the older 2021 plan's numbers ($8.7 million needed, a $4.9 million gap, and a 2.4% tax rise a year for 15 years), puts $2,500,000 into the capital levy, up $300,000 from $2,200,000. One of the items cut to lower the levy reads "Levy Transfer for Capital should be increasing by $350,000 annually".
Found by reading the town's own documents · 5 sources
$8,467,846spent on capital assets in 2023, against a budget of $15,561,850
Capital assets are things that last for years, like roads, vehicles and buildings. The 2023 audited statements show a budget of $15,561,850 for buying them and actual spending of $8,467,846. That is about 54% of the budget (worked out by us). Spending that was less than planned helps explain why the year ended with an annual surplus of $7,033,121 against a budget of $4,535,353, and why the "Capital purposes" reserve grew from $15,708,404 to $17,413,493. The statements give a general reason: the capital budget is "project-oriented" and may be carried out over one or more years. This is the latest year of audited statements we could read, so we do not know whether 2024 was different.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
At the end of 2024, $3.3M of property tax had been billed but not paid. That is 10% of everything billed. Only 17 of 89 similar towns had a higher share. A year earlier it was $2.5M.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
11.06%rise in policing costs in 2026, against a 4.65% rise in the policing levy
The 2026 budget presentation lists "Policing Costs Increase (11.06%)" of $256,165, and next to it "Policing Reserve Levy Stabilization" of $150,000. The policing part of the levy goes from $2,367,801 to $2,477,941, which it calls "4.65% Increase representing $110,140". The presentation's reserve table has a "Policing Stabilization Reserve" row showing 300,000 and 150,000. The Township does not say in these pages how long the reserve can keep covering the difference.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 4 sources
$96,750Council Partnership Funding listed for 2026, while an earlier slide says $89,250
Council Partnership Funding is money Council gives each year to local causes. One slide lists "2026 Council Partnership Funding (2025 - $113,250)" as $89,250 and marks it levy funded. A later slide, which lists nine causes, gives a total of $96,750 against the same 2025 figure. The listed amounts do add up to $96,750 (worked out by us). The difference is $7,500 (worked out by us), the same amount as three of the listed causes.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
2024 tax year · Severn, 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 Severn'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.
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It is on your property assessment notice from MPAC, and on your tax bill. We filled in the typical value in Severn.
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Severn'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.
How Severn's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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