Austin, TX vs Lubbock, TX

Lubbock, TX spends 50% more per resident than Austin, TX: $32,743 against $21,772. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Austin, TX holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 75/100 (grade B) against 56/100 (grade C) for Lubbock, TX — a 19-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Lubbock, TX reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Austin, TX carries $1,229 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Austin, TX leads with parks and recreation at $1,801 per resident, while Lubbock, TX leads with police at $322.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Austin, TX at 18% of total revenue, whereas Lubbock, TX relies most on other revenue at 25%.