Value-per-Acre

What is Value-per-Acre?

Value-per-acre is a metric that measures the economic productivity of land by dividing the assessed value of a property by its size in acres. This reveals which development patterns generate the most value for the community.

Why It Matters

Value-per-acre helps us understand:

• Which areas generate sufficient tax revenue to pay for their infrastructure
• How different development patterns affect municipal finances
• Where investments in public infrastructure generate the highest returns
• Which neighbourhoods are financially sustainable in the long term

Strong Towns Connection

This analysis is a core Strong Towns concept. Traditional, walkable development patterns typically generate 3-8 times more value per acre than suburban, car-dependent development, while requiring less infrastructure to service.

This map shows the taxable value per acre for properties in the Township of Langley. Higher values (red) indicate areas that generate more tax revenue per acre, while lower values (blue) generate less.

This visualization helps identify areas of high and low economic productivity in terms of municipal tax generation.

Data Sources:

• 2024 Property Assessments, Parcel Data and Tax Rates.

This map was created using our custom Value-per-Acre mapping tool.