Billings, MT vs Great Falls, MT
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Billings spends 44.4% more per capita than Great Falls ($3,844/person difference). Billings, MT has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
67/100
Budget Balance78
Debt Burden11
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
54/100
Budget Balance74
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Billings
Great Falls
Total Spending
$1.5B
$522.6M
Spending / Capita
$12,501
$8,656
Total Revenue
$1.8B
$652.9M
Revenue / Capita
$15,768
$10,814
Total Debt
$135.6M
$90.0M
Debt / Capita
$1,158
$1,490
Population
117,093
60,373
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Billings$145
Great Falls$251
Parks & Recreation
Billings$883
Great Falls$1,064
Health
Billings$330
Great Falls$229
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
BillingsGreat Falls
| Property Tax | $787 | $48 |
| Sales Tax | $251 | $595 |
| Income Tax | $1,706 | $882 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,539 | $10,814 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,714 | $2,342 |
| Other | $2,720 | $2,571 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
BillingsGreat Falls
| Fire Protection | $145 | $251 |
| Public Welfare | $1,929 | $755 |
| Health | $330 | $229 |
| Hospitals | $105 | $525 |
| Parks & Recreation | $883 | $1,064 |
| Housing | $2,463 | $1,988 |
| Sewerage | $195 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,914 | $1,755 |
| Interest on Debt | $535 | $0 |
| Other | $3,002 | $2,089 |
B
Billings, MT
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Great Falls, MT
Fiscal Health Score: 54/100
Average fiscal health