Biggest and smallest council tax rises in Scotland (2026/27)
Aberdeenshire and Moray had the joint highest rise in Band D council tax of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2026/27, at 10.0%.
Edinburgh had the lowest, at 4.0%. The middle council, West Dunbartonshire, had 7.8%.
Annual council tax change is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within Scotland only.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| =1 | Aberdeenshire | 10.0% |
| =1 | Moray | 10.0% |
| 3 | Argyll and Bute | 9.7% |
| 4 | East Dunbartonshire | 9.5% |
| 5 | Angus | 9.4% |
| 6 | Midlothian | 9.0% |
| 7 | Perth and Kinross | 8.9% |
| =8 | Falkirk | 8.8% |
| =8 | Stirling | 8.8% |
| =10 | Dumfries and Galloway | 8.5% |
| =10 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 8.5% |
| =10 | North Ayrshire | 8.5% |
| =10 | Scottish Borders | 8.5% |
| 14 | South Ayrshire | 8.0% |
| 15 | Inverclyde | 7.9% |
| 16 | West Dunbartonshire | 7.8% |
| 17 | Dundee | 7.7% |
| =18 | East Lothian | 7.5% |
| =18 | Renfrewshire | 7.5% |
| 20 | West Lothian | 7.4% |
| 21 | Shetland Islands | 7.3% |
| =22 | Highland | 7.0% |
| =22 | North Lanarkshire | 7.0% |
| 24 | East Ayrshire | 6.9% |
| 25 | Aberdeen | 6.8% |
| 26 | South Lanarkshire | 6.5% |
| =27 | East Renfrewshire | 6.0% |
| =27 | Orkney Islands | 6.0% |
| 29 | Glasgow | 5.9% |
| 30 | Clackmannanshire | 5.6% |
| 31 | Fife | 5.0% |
| 32 | Edinburgh | 4.0% |
Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Source and method · See it on the map