City spending per resident
Calculated herePublic, not open-licensedArea: City of Victoria Calendar year 2025 · Where this covers · How we calculated this
$3,208 per resident a year
For context
Was $3,001 in 2024 and $2,251 in 2021. In 2025 dollars, 2021 was $2,618
Source: Calculated here from City of Victoria and Statistics Canada data, 2025 · How we calculated this
What it measures
The City’s total yearly expenses from its audited statements, divided by the number of residents, shown as spent and in today’s dollars.
Why it matters
It puts the City budget on a per-person scale that can be followed over time. It is not a measure of value for money.
Over time
City spending per resident
- As spent: $3,208 (2025)
- In 2025 dollars: $3,208 (2025)
Reading this page
Shown for context, without a “better” or “worse” label: spending pays for services, and this site takes no position on the right level. Total expenses of $333.3 million for 103,888 residents in 2025 ($3,208 each), compared with $3,001 in 2024 (+6.9%) and $2,251 in 2021. After inflation (Victoria consumer price index), 2021 spending per resident equals $2,618 in 2025 dollars (+22.5% since 2021). The rules.
How we calculated this
Calculated herePublic, not open-licensed This figure is not published by an agency as is. It is calculated here, by script, from the public data listed below. It belongs with City property tax on a typical home vs prices.
Formula
Spending per resident = total expenses ÷ population. In today's dollars = spending per resident × price index (latest year) ÷ price index (that year).
With the latest numbers
- 2023: $275,501,000 ÷ 100,552 = $2,740.
- 2024: $309,297,000 ÷ 103,077 = $3,001.
- 2025: $333,268,000 ÷ 103,888 = $3,208.
Inputs
Annual Report, Statistics section: total expenses and population
- Published by
- City of Victoria (Annual Report)
- Period used
- 2021 to 2025
- Licence
- Public data, not under an open licence. Used with attribution. Agency’s terms of use
- Latest release
- Jul 1, 2025
Consumer Price Index, all items, annual average, Victoria
- Published by
- Statistics Canada
- Period used
- 2021 to 2025
- Latest release
- not stated
Keep in mind
- Calculated here: total expenses from the City's audited consolidated statements, divided by the population figure printed in the same report (BC Stats estimate).
- Expenses are on an accrual basis and include amortization of roads, buildings and equipment, police, and the water and sewer utilities. Capital spending is not counted directly.
- Comparisons between cities need care: services provided by the City in Victoria may be provided by the region or the Province elsewhere.
- The inflation-adjusted line uses Statistics Canada's annual average price index for Victoria.
Retrieved Nov 11, 2026, 1:25 AM B.C. time. This page’s data and calculation (JSON).
Source
- Calculated here from
- City of Victoria (Annual Report), Statistics Canada
- Licences
- Open Government Licence - Canada
Public data, not under an open licence. Used with attribution. Terms: City of Victoria (Annual Report) - Period
- Calendar year 2025
- Updated
- Annually (audited report published mid-year)
- Retrieved
- Nov 11, 2026, 1:25 AM B.C. time
- Details
- Formula and every input
Adapted from Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Text checked in the agency’s document
The script reads the agency’s own document each time and refuses to show a number unless this text is found.
Population 96,277 98,540 100,552 103,077 103,888
Total expenses (in thousands): Sewer Utility 4,753 5,657 5,902 7,577 6,861 $ 216,693 $ 244,205 $ 275,501 $ 309,297 $ 333,268
Show the numbers as a table
| Period | As spent | In 2025 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,208 | $3,208 |
| 2024 | $3,001 | $3,070 |
| 2023 | $2,740 | $2,873 |
| 2022 | $2,478 | $2,695 |
| 2021 | $2,251 | $2,618 |
Where this covers
Area: City of Victoria
The City of Victoria municipality only, all neighbourhoods.
Included
- All City of Victoria neighbourhoods, including Downtown, James Bay, Fairfield, Fernwood, Oaklands, Hillside/Quadra, North Park, Burnside, Victoria West, Rockland, Jubilee and Gonzales
Not included
- Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, Langford and every other municipality in the region
Official definition
How the agency describes it: City of Victoria (municipality).
Connected to: Municipal (City budget). This is a label, not a judgement.