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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Aurora, CO vs Centennial, CO

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Aurora spends 32199.4% more per capita than Centennial ($17,346/person difference). Centennial, CO has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 80/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Aurora, CO
Pop. 387,349
B
66/100
Budget Balance84
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Centennial, CO
Pop. 107,702
A
80/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Aurora
Centennial
Total Spending
$6.7B
$5.8M
Spending / Capita
$17,400
$54
Total Revenue
$8.4B
$26.2M
Revenue / Capita
$21,624
$243
Total Debt
$1.6B
$0
Debt / Capita
$4,017
$0
Population
387,349
107,702
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Aurora$785
Centennial$0
Parks & Recreation
Aurora$1,299
Centennial$54
Health
Aurora$185
Centennial$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

AuroraCentennial
Sales Tax
$303
$0
Intergovernmental
$825
$243
Charges & Fees
$3,728
$0
Other
$2,042
$0

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

AuroraCentennial
Fire Protection
$785
$0
Public Welfare
$1,001
$0
Health
$185
$0
Hospitals
$678
$0
Parks & Recreation
$1,299
$54
Housing
$3,493
$0
Utilities
$1,978
$0
Other
$7,981
$0
B
Aurora, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 66/100
Good fiscal health
A
Centennial, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 80/100
Excellent fiscal health

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