Aurora, CO vs Thornton, CO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Aurora spends 20.3% more per capita than Thornton ($2,938/person difference). Aurora, CO has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 66/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
66/100
Budget Balance84
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
54/100
Budget Balance78
Debt Burden3
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Aurora
Thornton
Total Spending
$6.7B
$2.1B
Spending / Capita
$17,400
$14,462
Total Revenue
$8.4B
$2.5B
Revenue / Capita
$21,624
$17,658
Total Debt
$1.6B
$173.1M
Debt / Capita
$4,017
$1,221
Population
387,349
141,799
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Aurora$785
Thornton$427
Highways & Roads
Aurora$0
Thornton$411
Parks & Recreation
Aurora$1,299
Thornton$1,969
Health
Aurora$185
Thornton$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
AuroraThornton
| Sales Tax | $303 | $530 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $420 |
| Intergovernmental | $825 | $17,658 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,728 | $4,216 |
| Other | $2,042 | $1,541 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
AuroraThornton
| Fire Protection | $785 | $427 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $411 |
| Public Welfare | $1,001 | $899 |
| Health | $185 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $678 | $173 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,299 | $1,969 |
| Housing | $3,493 | $3,363 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $159 |
| Utilities | $1,978 | $3,118 |
| Other | $7,981 | $3,943 |
B
Aurora, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 66/100
Good fiscal health
C
Thornton, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 54/100
Average fiscal health