# 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.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

| Rank | Area | Annual council tax change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| =1 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 10.0% |
| =1 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 10.0% |
| 3 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 9.7% |
| 4 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 9.5% |
| 5 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 9.4% |
| 6 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 9.0% |
| 7 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 8.9% |
| =8 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 8.8% |
| =8 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 8.8% |
| =10 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 8.5% |
| =10 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 8.5% |
| =10 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 8.5% |
| =10 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 8.5% |
| 14 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 8.0% |
| 15 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 7.9% |
| 16 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 7.8% |
| 17 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 7.7% |
| =18 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 7.5% |
| =18 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 7.5% |
| 20 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 7.4% |
| 21 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 7.3% |
| =22 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 7.0% |
| =22 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 7.0% |
| 24 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 6.9% |
| 25 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 6.8% |
| 26 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 6.5% |
| =27 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 6.0% |
| =27 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 6.0% |
| 29 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 5.9% |
| 30 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 5.6% |
| 31 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 5.0% |
| 32 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 4.0% |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Covers Great Britain. Period: 2026/27. Period: 2026/27.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-change)

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/scotland.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/scotland