Residents of 91原创 Township pay the lowest taxes of any Lower Mainland community, according to a new survey that calculates how much money an average homeowner directly pays their municipalities.
The Township had the lowest municipal tax, by dollar amount, of 16 Metro Vancouver municipalities in 2014, according to a survey prepared by staff at the District of Maple Ridge.
The report to the district mayor and council shows the amount an average single family homeowner was billed by the Township this year in municipal taxes was $1,754, a number that does not include utilities, transit and school charges.
91原创 Township taxpayers also paid the least in 2013 and 2012, the report says.
The survey does not include figures for 91原创 City, but applying the same approach, a Times analysis shows the average single family house in the city would pay was $1,797, making the city second lowest of Metro municipalities.
Third lowest municipal taxes were paid by Surrey single family home owners at $1,802.
Pitt Meadows was fourth lowest at $1,835, Mission was fifth at $1,842 and Maple Ridge was sixth at $2,041.
The average municipal tax bill, again not including utilities and other charges like transit, was $2,267.
The biggest tax bite of any Metro municipality, $3,761, was taken by West Vancouver, which also happens to have the highest average assessed house value at $2.1 million.
The average value of a Township single family homes was $524,021, while it was $462,557 in 91原创 City and $647,927 in Surrey.
Complete rankings, lowest municipal tax bill to highest:
1. 91原创 Township $1,754
2. City of 91原创 $1,797
3. Surrey $1,802
4. Pitt Meadows $1,835
5. Mission $1,842
6. Maple Ridge $2,041
7. Port Coquitlam $2,048
8. Richmond $2,113
9. Delta $2,168
10. Burnaby $2,184
11. Coquitlam $2,244
12. North Vancouver City $2,252
13.North Vancouver District $2,485
14. New Westminster $2,534
15. Vancouver $2,541
16. Port Moody $2,674
17. West Vancouver $3,761
Note: the amounts shown only cover the municipal portion of taxes. For the purpose of comparison, they are solely based on average single family home assessed at 2014 values and do not include utilities, transit and school charges.
