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by hand, Oct 2026DetailsThis is built from public records, which leave a lot out, and some of it may be wrong or out of date.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 Westport'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 Westport's budget, taxes and council decisions. A village in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, with a mayor and four councillors. Every figure links back to the public record.
$660,211of debt principal falling due in 2025, per the 2022 statements
At the end of 2022 the Village owed $2,684,956 in long-term debt. About half of it is two provincial loans that run to 2043 and 2046. Several bank loans end sooner. The statements list principal falling due of $489,047 in 2024 and $660,211 in 2025. Those two years together are about 43 percent of the whole debt (worked out by us). The statements say the payments are within the yearly limit set by the province. They do not say whether the loans will be renewed or paid from savings. We read the 2022 statements because the 2023 and 2024 statements are posted only on a site that does not allow our reader.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 3 sources
$(460,675)unrestricted surplus (deficit) of the Village, end of 2022; $(247,314) a year earlier
Municipal equity is split into parts. One part, the 'unrestricted surplus' of the Village itself, is the money not tied to a building or a saved-up fund. The 2022 statements show it at a deficit of $460,675, against a deficit of $247,314 a year earlier. In the same table, reserves (money set aside by Council) grew from $707,233 to $887,126. The statements do not explain the movement in the unrestricted amount.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
In 2024, Westport collected $162K more in its own property tax than in 2023. That is a 14% jump, while prices went up about 2.4%. None of the 5 similar towns raised theirs by more. Almost all of it came from a higher tax rate (up 6% for homes); the value of homes on the tax roll grew only 4.4%.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 4 sources
Westport spent $427K on running the town office in 2019 and $793K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 0 of 5 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
Westport spent $364K on parks, arena and library in 2019 and $740K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 1 of 5 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
Westport spent $221K on roads and snow in 2019 and $552K in 2024. Prices only went up about 18% in that time. Only 0 of 5 similar towns had faster growth here.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 3 sources
Towns keep savings (called reserves) to pay for new trucks, roof repairs and surprises. Westport had $980K saved at the end of 2024, up from $490K in 2019. That is 32% of one year's spending. None of the 5 similar towns had less, compared with what they spend.
Found automatically from the town's financial reports · 2 sources
The Village's budgets and financial page links audited statements for 2020 to 2024. The 2020, 2021 and 2022 statements sit on the Village's own website. The 2023 and 2024 statements are linked from the council meeting portal (villageofwestport.civicweb.net), whose robots.txt file turns away every crawler that it does not name, so we did not read them. This means the pack uses the 2022 statements, the newest we could read. The 2022 auditor's report is dated September 19, 2023. We did not find statements for 2025.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
$3,080,082total expenses in 2022, against a budget of $1,966,371 on a different basis
The 2022 budget planned for total expenses of $1,966,371. The audited statements show $3,080,082. The Village's own note explains that Council approves a budget on a cash basis: it counts capital spending, loan repayments and transfers to reserves, and leaves out amortization (the yearly wear on buildings and roads, $574,768 in 2022). The statements then put the figures on the same footing. The statements also show a surplus of $407,331 against a budgeted $682,786.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$610,676government transfers in 2022, against a budget of $379,400
Total revenue in 2022 was $3,487,413 against a budget of $2,649,157. The largest lines were user charges ($1,266,895 against $1,132,300) and government transfers ($610,676 against $379,400). The statements do not break these down further. Part of the gap is the budget basis described in note 14.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
$103,329recovery on landfill post-closure costs in 2022 (an expense of $8,944 in 2021)
The Village shares one closed landfill (closed in 2010) with a neighbouring township. In 2022 the statements show a recovery of $103,329 on landfill post-closure costs, where 2021 had an expense of $8,944. The Village explains that the amount is the sum of future costs, adjusted by an inflation rate of 3.27 percent and a discount rate of 4.25 percent, up from 2.0 percent for both in 2021. Higher assumed rates make the future cost look smaller today. The amount still unfunded was $124,483, down from $227,812.
Found by reading the town's own documents · 2 sources
$1,229,453municipal property tax in the draft 2024 budget, against $1,119,680 the year before
The budget file posted as the approved 2024 budget has 'DRAFT' and 'June 18, 2024' on every page, so these are draft figures and we have not found the adopted ones. In the draft, municipal property tax goes from $1,119,680 to $1,229,453, a change the sheet prints as 9.80 percent ($109,773 added in base budget).
Found by reading the town's own documents · 1 source
2024 tax year · Westport, 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 Westport'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 Westport.
An estimate. It uses the residential tax rate, and splits Westport'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 Westport's share of the bill compares with similar towns
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