Bellevue, WA vs Vancouver, WA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Bellevue spends 64.2% more per capita than Vancouver ($8,631/person difference). Bellevue, WA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 55/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
55/100
Budget Balance86
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency49
Revenue Diversity62
Trend Direction50
D
45/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Bellevue
Vancouver
Total Spending
$3.3B
$2.6B
Spending / Capita
$22,065
$13,434
Total Revenue
$3.7B
$1.1B
Revenue / Capita
$24,491
$5,713
Total Debt
$262.1M
$165.1M
Debt / Capita
$1,741
$866
Population
150,606
190,700
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Bellevue$162
Vancouver$0
Fire Protection
Bellevue$966
Vancouver$0
Highways & Roads
Bellevue$80
Vancouver$0
Parks & Recreation
Bellevue$3,103
Vancouver$871
Education
Bellevue$0
Vancouver$3
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
BellevueVancouver
| Property Tax | $1,441 | $31 |
| Sales Tax | $1,282 | $456 |
| Income Tax | $50 | $140 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,407 | $141 |
| Charges & Fees | $5,003 | $2,641 |
| Other | $8,143 | $6,500 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
BellevueVancouver
| Police | $162 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $966 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $80 | $0 |
| Education | $0 | $3 |
| Public Welfare | $1,774 | $968 |
| Hospitals | $2,517 | $661 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,103 | $871 |
| Housing | $3,270 | $3,594 |
| Sewerage | $199 | $241 |
| Utilities | $3,441 | $2,481 |
| Other | $6,553 | $4,615 |
C
Bellevue, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
D
Vancouver, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 45/100
Below average fiscal health