Boca Raton, FL
Population: 97,980 (2022) · Small Cities (50K-100K)
Below average, significant fiscal challenges in multiple areas
Spending Breakdown
Spending data sourced from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances. Per-capita comparisons use the Lincoln Institute's Fiscally Standardized Cities methodology for fair cross-city benchmarking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Boca Raton, FL spends $38,696 per resident, based on total expenditures of $3.8B for a population of 97,980. The city has a Fiscal Health Score of D (41/100).
Boca Raton, FL has total expenditures of $3.8B and total revenue of $761.5M. The city carries $0 in total debt, based on Census Bureau data from 2023.
Boca Raton, FL employs 0 government workers, of which 0 are full-time. The average government salary is $0, with 0.0 employees per 10,000 residents.
Boca Raton, FL has a Fiscal Health Score of D (41/100). This score evaluates budget balance, debt burden, pension funding, spending efficiency, revenue diversity, and 3-year fiscal trajectory compared to peer cities of similar population.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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