Beaverton, OR vs Springfield, OR

Springfield, OR and Beaverton, OR spend within 5.8% of each other per resident — $12,624 versus $11,934 — so on the headline spending-per-capita measure the two cities are effectively neck and neck.

Springfield, OR edges Beaverton, OR on the Fiscal Health Score by 5 points — 55/100 (grade C) to 50/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

On debt, Springfield, OR carries the lighter load at $23 per resident versus $2,344 for Beaverton, OR. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Beaverton, OR leads with health at $994 per resident, while Springfield, OR leads with fire protection at $393.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Beaverton, OR at 100% of total revenue, whereas Springfield, OR relies most on other revenue at 194%.