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

Aurora, CO vs Greeley, CO

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

Summary

Aurora spends 0.2% more per capita than Greeley ($34/person difference). Aurora, CO has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 66/100).

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
Greeley, CO
Pop. 107,949
D
42/100
Budget Balance42
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency77
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Aurora
Greeley
Total Spending
$6.7B
$1.9B
Spending / Capita
$17,400
$17,366
Total Revenue
$8.4B
$1.5B
Revenue / Capita
$21,624
$14,253
Total Debt
$1.6B
$134.6M
Debt / Capita
$4,017
$1,247
Population
387,349
107,949
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Aurora$785
Greeley$0
Highways & Roads
Aurora$0
Greeley$291
Parks & Recreation
Aurora$1,299
Greeley$1,832
Education
Aurora$0
Greeley$1
Health
Aurora$185
Greeley$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

AuroraGreeley
Property Tax
$0
$79
Sales Tax
$303
$982
Intergovernmental
$825
$10,897
Charges & Fees
$3,728
$5,308
Other
$2,042
$2,069

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

AuroraGreeley
Fire Protection
$785
$0
Highways & Roads
$0
$291
Education
$0
$1
Public Welfare
$1,001
$712
Health
$185
$0
Hospitals
$678
$733
Parks & Recreation
$1,299
$1,832
Housing
$3,493
$3,047
Sewerage
$0
$97
Utilities
$1,978
$4,341
Interest on Debt
$0
$893
Other
$7,981
$5,418
B
Aurora, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 66/100
Good fiscal health
D
Greeley, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 42/100
Below average fiscal health

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