Bend, OR vs Corvallis, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Corvallis, OR spends 24% more per resident than Bend, OR: $14,492 against $11,671. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.
Bend, OR edges Corvallis, OR on the Fiscal Health Score by 6 points — 72/100 (grade B) to 66/100 (grade B). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.
On debt, Corvallis, OR carries the lighter load at $184 per resident versus $597 for Bend, OR. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Bend, OR leads with fire protection at $509 per resident, while Corvallis, OR leads with parks and recreation at $1,073.
On the revenue side both lean hardest on other revenue — 15% of total revenue in Bend, OR and 108% in Corvallis, OR.
Summary
Corvallis spends 19.5% more per capita than Bend ($2,820/person difference). Bend, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
Key Metrics
Per Capita Spending by Department
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Property Tax | $0 | $931 |
| Sales Tax | $96 | $359 |
| Intergovernmental | $3,599 | $4,229 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,279 | $1,989 |
| Other | $5,555 | $4,581 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Fire Protection | $509 | $298 |
| Highways & Roads | $315 | $146 |
| Education | $34 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,287 | $276 |
| Health | $0 | $880 |
| Hospitals | $471 | $707 |
| Parks & Recreation | $0 | $1,073 |
| Housing | $2,520 | $2,056 |
| Sewerage | $645 | $0 |
| Utilities | $1,020 | $810 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $701 |
| Other | $4,872 | $7,543 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.