Tapanui ratepayers face the largest hike to their Clutha District Council rates bill while those living in Kaka Point and Stirling may experience a rate rates decrease in the coming financial year.
But what is clear from the council's draft long-term council community plan is that no ratepayers will be immune from a big jump in rates when the final stage of a new-look wheelie bin service is introduced in the 2012-13 financial year.
In that year, ratepayers can expect hikes of about 15%, though the exact impact will vary from town to town and depend on whether that is timed to coincide with a host of infrastructure improvements planned around the same time.
For now, ratepayers are being asked to comment on the plan which details not only this year's rates take but the impact on rates demands for the next decade.
The council, in trying to show the rates bills for coming years, has used the example of a medium-value property in each of the district's towns to show the potential impact.
In the coming financial year, Tapanui ratepayers will feel the pinch more than most, with an overall rates rise of 8.1%.
Two communities - Stirling and Kaka Point - will venture into negative territory with slight rates drops of 0.2% and 1.6% respectively.
The proposed rates rise for other communities includes: Balclutha (5.1%), Clinton (4.1%), Kaitangata (3.4%), Lawrence (5.8%), Milton (3.15%), Owaka (5.2%), and a 1.4% rise in Waihola.
The figures for rural properties will vary according to the type and size of property.
