Arlington, TX vs Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, MD outspends Arlington, TX by a wide margin per resident — $67,935 versus $11,769, a 477% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Arlington, TX holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 83/100 (grade A) against 70/100 (grade B) for Baltimore, MD — a 13-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Baltimore, MD reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Arlington, TX carries $594 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Arlington, TX leads with parks and recreation at $1,352 per resident, while Baltimore, MD leads with education at $35,510.

On the revenue side both lean hardest on intergovernmental transfers — 41% of total revenue in Arlington, TX and 7% in Baltimore, MD.