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Perth, 2025

Archive of hometown notes from Perth: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2025

Tay River, Perth · December 2025

Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Perth · December 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Perth.

Perth appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Perth recreation facilities, Perth · December 2025

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Perth explains itself today.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Perth · December 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Perth.

Broadband rows for Perth come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Perth internet page.

Perth: Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River. · December 2025

Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River.

December 2025 in Perth: Perth downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2025

Indoor radon around Perth · November 2025

How Perth sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Perth follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Perth in national context first.

Tay River keeps Perth lively · November 2025

Tay River is a reason people stay fond of Perth.

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Perth beside its neighbours · November 2025

How Perth compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Perth's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Perth recreation facilities in Perth · November 2025

Perth orients around Tay River in Ontario.

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Perth orients around Tay River in Ontario.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2025

October 2025: property tax in Perth

Published residential mill-rate context for Perth.

Residential mill rates for Perth appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Perth beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Perth downtown, Perth · October 2025

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

October 2025 in Perth: Perth downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Perth recreation facilities, Perth · October 2025

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Decades of ordinary town-building followed: recreation centres, county fairs, and service jobs tied to the wider region. Festivals and street names carry pieces of that plotline into the present.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Perth: On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7. · October 2025

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025

September 2025: building permits in Perth

Where Perth sits in published building-permit figures for September 2025.

Construction intent in Perth shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Perth permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Perth recreation facilities, Perth · September 2025

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Perth explains itself today.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Tay River keeps Perth lively · September 2025

Tay River is a reason people stay fond of Perth.

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Perth downtown in Perth · September 2025

Perth orients around Tay River in Ontario.

September 2025 in Perth: Perth downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025: property tax in Perth

Published residential mill-rate context for Perth.

Residential mill rates for Perth appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Perth beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2025

Tay River in Perth · August 2025

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2025: Perth drinking water

Perth draws municipal drinking water from mixed, treated at Perth Water Treatment Plant.

August 2025 is a good week to revisit Perth's source: mixed. Treatment at Perth Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Perth water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Perth recreation facilities, Perth · August 2025

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Perth orients around Tay River in Ontario.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Perth · August 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Perth.

Perth appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

July 2025

Perth downtown, Perth · July 2025

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

July 2025 in Perth: Perth downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Perth · July 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Perth.

Broadband rows for Perth come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Perth internet page.

Perth: On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7. · July 2025

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Perth · July 2025

How Perth sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Perth follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Perth in national context first.

June 2025

Perth recreation facilities keeps Perth lively · June 2025

Perth recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Perth.

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Perth explains itself today.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Perth beside its neighbours · June 2025

How Perth compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Perth's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Perth downtown in Perth · June 2025

Perth orients around Tay River in Ontario.

June 2025 in Perth: Perth downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2025: property tax in Perth

Published residential mill-rate context for Perth.

Residential mill rates for Perth appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Perth beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Tay River, Perth · June 2025

Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025

Perth downtown, Perth · May 2025 · 2

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

May 2025 in Perth: Perth downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Perth: Perth recreation and parks programming is published · May 2025

Perth recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Perth orients around Tay River in Ontario.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025: building permits in Perth

Where Perth sits in published building-permit figures for May 2025.

Building-permit value for Perth comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Perth permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Perth downtown, Perth · May 2025

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

May 2025 in Perth: Perth downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025

Perth recreation facilities keeps Perth lively · April 2025

Perth recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Perth.

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Decades of ordinary town-building followed: recreation centres, county fairs, and service jobs tied to the wider region. Festivals and street names carry pieces of that plotline into the present.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Tay River in Perth · April 2025

Perth orients around Tay River in Ontario.

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025: property tax in Perth

Published residential mill-rate context for Perth.

Residential mill rates for Perth appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Perth beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Perth recreation facilities in Perth · April 2025

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Perth explains itself today.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2025

March 2025: Perth drinking water

Perth draws municipal drinking water from mixed, treated at Perth Water Treatment Plant.

Perth municipal drinking water starts at mixed and is treated at Perth Water Treatment Plant. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Perth water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Perth downtown, Perth · March 2025

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

March 2025 in Perth: Perth downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Perth · March 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Perth.

Perth appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Tay River, Perth · March 2025

Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Perth · March 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Perth.

Broadband rows for Perth come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Perth internet page.

February 2025

Perth: Perth recreation and parks programming is published · February 2025

Perth recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Perth orients around Tay River in Ontario.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Perth · February 2025

How Perth sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Perth follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Perth in national context first.

Perth downtown keeps Perth lively · February 2025

Perth downtown is a reason people stay fond of Perth.

February 2025 in Perth: Perth downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Perth.

Perth geography in the regional record centres on Tay River.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Perth beside its neighbours · February 2025

How Perth compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Perth's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

January 2025

Tay River in Perth · January 2025

Perth orients around Tay River in Ontario.

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2025: property tax in Perth

Published residential mill-rate context for Perth.

Residential mill rates for Perth appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Perth beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Perth recreation facilities, Perth · January 2025

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Walk or drive through Perth long enough and Perth recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Perth.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Perth explains itself today.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Tay River, Perth · January 2025

Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

Tay River still orients Perth. Tay River shapes how Perth talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Perth ranks 26 of 7.

More on Perth: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.