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Where has day-to-day spending grown fastest over five years?
Growth in day-to-day spending over five years, before inflation. Fast-growing towns often grow fast for a reason. Places with fewer than 100 households are left out, because a handful of homes makes these figures swing.
| # | Municipality | Region | Population | Year | Fastest spending growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | Central Ontario | 25,719 | 2025 | 103.0% |
| 2 | Calvin | Northeastern Ontario | 557 | 2024 | 96.8% |
| 3 | North Perth | Southwestern Ontario | 15,538 | 2025 | 96.3% |
| 4 | Caledon | Central Ontario | 65,408 | 2025 | 95.4% |
| 5 | Edwardsburgh-Cardinal | Eastern Ontario | 7,505 | 2024 | 84.3% |
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See the plansA high or low number is a place to start asking, not a judgement: each town page explains the numbers in context and lists ordinary reasons they can be unusual. Source: Ontario Financial Information Returns, each municipality’s latest filed year.