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Ontario / WarwickUpdated Oct 1, 2026

Your town, in plain words

How Warwick uses the money we share.

A clear, checkable guide to Warwick's budget, taxes and council decisions. A township of about 3,800 people in Southwestern Ontario. Every figure links back to the public record.

Your typical 2024 property tax bill$2,186on a $190K home43% Town44% County13% SchoolsSee your tax bill explained →
Town spending, 2024$9.1MAbout $6,162 per household, up 14.2% from 2023.See the money →
Property tax change+7.9%Warwick's own property tax came to $3.4M in 2024, against $3.1M in 2023.What changed →

Where it goes

Most of every dollar supports the everyday town.

Explore every service →
Parks, arena and library$2.2M · 24%
Roads and snow$1.8M · 20%
Water, sewers and garbage$1.6M · 18%
Running the town office$1.6M · 18%
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Police, fire and safety$1.5M · 16%
Planning and business$328K · 4%
Health$129K · 1%

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

A fair comparisonHow does Warwick compare?Among 51 similar Ontario towns, Warwick's day-to-day spending per household is on the high side.Warwick is here · 48 of 51, lowest to highestCompare Warwick →

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 6 questions
Needs an answerRising costs

Why did the cost of running the town office grow 72% in 5 years?

+72%running the town office, 2019 to 2024

Warwick spent $933K on running the town office in 2019 and $1.6M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 5 of 50 similar towns had faster growth here.

Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources

Needs an answerRising costs

Why did the cost of parks, arena and library grow 130% in 5 years?

+130%parks, arena and library, 2019 to 2024

Warwick spent $951K on parks, arena and library in 2019 and $2.2M in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 4 of 50 similar towns had faster growth here.

Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources

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2024 tax year · Warwick, 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 Warwick'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 Warwick.

Source

a year in property tax, at 2024 rates

  • Warwick
  • County or region
  • Schools

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

See what your Warwick share pays forHide the breakdown

Roughly what your Warwick share pays for

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

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