Austin, TX vs Tucson, AZ
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Austin spends 38.2% more per capita than Tucson ($6,013/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
55/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden10
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Austin
Tucson
Total Spending
$20.9B
$8.5B
Spending / Capita
$21,772
$15,759
Total Revenue
$74.4B
$12.6B
Revenue / Capita
$77,600
$23,276
Total Debt
$1.2B
$833.1M
Debt / Capita
$1,229
$1,540
Population
958,202
541,033
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Austin$634
Tucson$330
Parks & Recreation
Austin$1,801
Tucson$1,229
Education
Austin$51
Tucson$0
Health
Austin$517
Tucson$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinTucson
| Property Tax | $0 | $5 |
| Sales Tax | $526 | $309 |
| Income Tax | $1,465 | $1,107 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,031 | $23,276 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,247 | $4,534 |
| Other | $5,645 | $952 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinTucson
| Fire Protection | $634 | $330 |
| Education | $51 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,837 | $1,181 |
| Health | $517 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $664 | $1,314 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,801 | $1,229 |
| Housing | $3,741 | $3,091 |
| Sewerage | $865 | $0 |
| Utilities | $3,264 | $3,555 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,735 |
| Other | $8,399 | $3,322 |
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health
C
Tucson, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health