Austin, TX vs Boston, MA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Boston spends 69.9% more per capita than Austin ($50,527/person difference). Austin, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 75/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
75/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden38
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance25
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Austin
Boston
Total Spending
$20.9B
$48.1B
Spending / Capita
$21,772
$72,299
Total Revenue
$74.4B
$20.8B
Revenue / Capita
$77,600
$31,243
Total Debt
$1.2B
$296.3M
Debt / Capita
$1,229
$445
Population
958,202
665,945
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Austin$634
Boston$1,107
Highways & Roads
Austin$0
Boston$594
Parks & Recreation
Austin$1,801
Boston$711
Education
Austin$51
Boston$30,742
Health
Austin$517
Boston$725
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinBoston
| Sales Tax | $526 | $78 |
| Income Tax | $1,465 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,031 | $5,357 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,247 | $2,784 |
| Other | $5,645 | $4,557 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinBoston
| Fire Protection | $634 | $1,107 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $594 |
| Education | $51 | $30,742 |
| Public Welfare | $1,837 | $1,110 |
| Health | $517 | $725 |
| Hospitals | $664 | $2,584 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,801 | $711 |
| Housing | $3,741 | $6,614 |
| Sewerage | $865 | $355 |
| Utilities | $3,264 | $3,402 |
| General Admin | $0 | $5,401 |
| Other | $8,399 | $18,955 |
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health
C
Boston, MA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health