Birmingham, AL vs Montgomery, AL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Birmingham spends 549.9% more per capita than Montgomery ($26,053/person difference). Montgomery, AL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
55/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
64/100
Budget Balance35
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Birmingham
Montgomery
Total Spending
$6.2B
$946.6M
Spending / Capita
$30,790
$4,738
Total Revenue
$16.0B
$502.9M
Revenue / Capita
$79,635
$2,517
Total Debt
$565.8M
$0
Debt / Capita
$2,823
$0
Population
200,431
199,819
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Birmingham$22
Montgomery$458
Fire Protection
Birmingham$1,152
Montgomery$555
Highways & Roads
Birmingham$848
Montgomery$0
Parks & Recreation
Birmingham$1,823
Montgomery$127
Health
Birmingham$683
Montgomery$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
BirminghamMontgomery
| Property Tax | $44 | $3 |
| Sales Tax | $281 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $468 | $2,517 |
| Charges & Fees | $10,460 | $0 |
| Other | $734 | $442 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
BirminghamMontgomery
| Police | $22 | $458 |
| Fire Protection | $1,152 | $555 |
| Highways & Roads | $848 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $2,110 | $615 |
| Health | $683 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,505 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,823 | $127 |
| Housing | $5,487 | $1,155 |
| Sewerage | $594 | $0 |
| Utilities | $5,451 | $28 |
| Other | $11,115 | $1,799 |
C
Birmingham, AL
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
C
Montgomery, AL
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health