Arlington, TX vs Omaha, NE

Arlington, TX and Omaha, NE spend within 5.3% of each other per resident — $11,769 versus $11,180 — so on the headline spending-per-capita measure the two cities are effectively neck and neck.

Omaha, NE edges Arlington, TX on the Fiscal Health Score by 7 points — 90/100 (grade A) to 83/100 (grade A). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

Omaha, NE reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Arlington, TX carries $594 per resident. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Arlington, TX at $1,352 per resident and in Omaha, NE at $742.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Arlington, TX at 41% of total revenue, whereas Omaha, NE relies most on other revenue at 17%.