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Ontario / ThornloeUpdated Oct 1, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Thornloe uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Thornloe's budget, taxes and council decisions. A village of about 100 people in Northeastern Ontario. Every figure links back to the public record.

Your typical 2024 property tax bill$1,656on a $90,000 home92% Town8% SchoolsSee your tax bill explained →
Town spending, 2024$224KAbout $4,219 per household, down 7.5% from 2023.See the money →
Property tax change+5.4%Thornloe's own property tax came to $117K in 2024, against $111K in 2023.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

Explore every service →
Running the town office$89,822 · 40%
Roads and snow$46,178 · 21%
Police, fire and safety$34,411 · 15%
Water, sewers and garbage$21,832 · 10%
Show all 9 servicesShow fewer
Health$14,155 · 6%
Social services$5,994 · 3%
Parks, arena and library$5,947 · 3%
Housing$4,945 · 2%
Planning and business$347 · 0%

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

Where it comes fromWho pays for Thornloe's services?Grants for specific projects55%Property taxes27%Money from Ontario (no strings)13%Fees people pay4%Smaller sources2%$441K came in during 2024.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.

There are not enough Ontario towns of a similar size to compare Thornloe with fairly, so there are no automatic questions yet. The money pages still show where the money goes.

2024 tax year · Thornloe, 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 Thornloe'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 Thornloe.

Source

a year in property tax, at 2024 rates

  • Thornloe
  • Schools

Thornloe council sets only its own share. the Province sets the school rate.

See what your Thornloe share pays forHide the breakdown

Roughly what your Thornloe share pays for

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

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