Property taxes in the SouthGrow Region are very reasonable.  The following table provides an average rate for the region.

Local Property Taxes
	SouthCentral (2001)
Equalized Tax Rate (Residential)	1.31%
Equalized Tax Rate (Non Residential)	1.62%
Equalized Tax Rate (Linear)	1.61%
Source:  Alberta Municipal Affairs (Equalized tax rates are an estimate of tax rates that would be applied to the market value of a property. Actual taxes are determined by applying the local mill rate for taxes to the locally assessed value of a property.  Market values and assessed values for a property may be different values in a community.)

Municipal taxation in the SouthGrow Region varies by community.  The following table provides a comparative for the communities within the region.

Taxation/Mill Rates
	Municipal Taxation		Mill Rates
	Resid./ Farm	Non-Resid.	Resid./ Farm	Commercial/ Indst.
Village of Barons (2006 )			22	22
Blood Tribe	--	--	--	--
Town of Cardston (2005)	10.500	12.000	15.299	18.954
Cardston County
Village of Carmangay (2006)			16.450	16.450
Town of Claresholm (2006)	7.550	16.630
Town of Coaldale(2006)	9.919	11.481	14.207	17.947
Town of Coalhurst (2006)			12.609	16.694
Village of Coutts (2006)	9.357	19.888	14.629	26.006
Village of Champion
County of Lethbridge (2006)	10.582	11.485
City of Lethbridge (2006)			11.784	23.919
Town of Magrath (2006)	9.724	9.724	14.317	16.839
Town of Milk River (2006)	15.198	26.773
Village of Milo (2006)	17.804	21.994	17.804	21.994
Village of Nobleford (2006)	9.521	9.521
Town of Picture Butte (2006)	12.881	10.381	14.832	19.185
Town of Raymond (2006)	12.260	16.650	4.086	6.866
Village of Stirling (2006)	11.270	11.270	5.773	18.129
MD of Taber (2006)			5.616	6.616
Town of Taber (2006)	9.391	11.996	13.841	8.378
Vulcan County (2006)			9.140	9.140
Town of Vulcan (2006)			11.800	16.400
Town of Vauxhall (2005)	4.833	12.816	5.079	13.732
Village of Warner (2006)	0.021	0.024	0.028	0.033
County of Warner (2006)	10.323		14.794	15.334