Tax Rates

Taxation Year runs from January to December each year.
Total Levy due at the end of June.

2012 Tax Rate
Residential		Non Residential
Municipal	0.00432361	Municipal	0.00799930
Public Support or Undeclared	0.00228707	Public Support or Undeclared	0.00335543
Other Public Requisitions	0.00003544	Other Public Requisitions	0.00003544
Total Public Rate	.00664612	Total Public Rate	.01139017
Municipal	0.00432361	Municipal	0.00799930
Separate Support	0.00228707	Separate Support	0.00335543
Other Separate Requisitions	0.00003544	Other Separate Requisitions	0.00003544
Total Separate Rate	.00664612	Total Separate Rate	.01139017

Example: $350,000.00 (property assessment) x.00664612 = $2,326.14 (property taxes). From the above example, the City of Airdrie receives $1,513.26 in municipal taxes ($350,000 x.00432361).

NOTE: While the City of Airdrie is required by legislation to collect school taxes, the municipality has no jurisdiction over setting the tax rate for school taxes.

 

2011 Tax Rate
Residential		Non Residential
Municipal	0.00411378	Municipal	0.00761104
Public Support or Undeclared	0.00206059	Public Support or Undeclared	0.00325499
Other Public Requisitions	0.00003700	Other Public Requisitions	0.00003700
Total Public Rate	.00621137	Total Public Rate	.01090303
Municipal	0.00411378	Municipal	0.00761104
Separate Support	0.00206059	Separate Support	0.00325499
Other Separate Requisitions	0.00003700	Other Separate Requisitions	0.00003700
Total Separate Rate	.00621137	Total Separate Rate	.01090303

Example: $350,000.00 (property assessment) x.00621137 = $2,173.98 (property taxes). From the above example, the City of Airdrie receives $1,439.82 in municipal taxes ($350,000 x.00411378).

NOTE: While the City of Airdrie is required by legislation to collect school taxes, the municipality has no jurisdiction over setting the tax rate for school taxes.

Who Pays For The Cost Of Growth In Airdrie?

New subdivisions do add expenses to the tax rate supported budget when the City begins to provide those services from which all citizens benefit, such as police and fire protection, and water and sanitation. However, the property owners in the new subdivisions also pay property taxes into the City's general revenues. Their tax dollars contribute to paying for City services, including the maintenance and replacement of infrastructure in all communities.

New subdivision

When a new subdivision is developed in the City of Airdrie, many of the direct on-site costs of servicing the new subdivision are initially paid by the developer, and are passed on to the new homeowner in the price of the lot. Local services such as streets, sidewalks and lanes are all paid for entirely by the developer and are installed to the City's specifications. These services are only taken over by the City when they have been inspected and accepted as meeting the City of Airdrie's standards. Developers must also provide up to 10 per cent of the developable land in a subdivision for municipal and school board use for parks, recreation facilities and schools. They may also be required to dedicate environment reserves, again at no cost to the City.