Arlington, TX vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 50.3% more per capita than Arlington ($11,905/person difference). Arlington, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 83/100).
Fiscal Health Score
A
83/100
Budget Balance78
Debt Burden96
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity89
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Arlington
Portland
Total Spending
$4.6B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$11,769
$23,675
Total Revenue
$23.8B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$60,454
$47,970
Total Debt
$233.8M
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$594
$1,574
Population
393,469
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Arlington$160
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
Arlington$149
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
Arlington$1,352
Portland$2,477
Health
Arlington$219
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ArlingtonPortland
| Sales Tax | $507 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $73 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $25,062 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,949 | $3,883 |
| Other | $3,897 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ArlingtonPortland
| Fire Protection | $160 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $149 | $139 |
| Public Welfare | $826 | $3,607 |
| Health | $219 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $152 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,352 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $2,981 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $141 | $630 |
| Utilities | $1,385 | $1,845 |
| Other | $4,404 | $6,689 |
A
Arlington, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 83/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health