Boston, MA vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Boston spends 205.4% more per capita than Portland ($48,624/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
56/100
Budget Balance25
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Boston
Portland
Total Spending
$48.1B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$72,299
$23,675
Total Revenue
$20.8B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$31,243
$47,970
Total Debt
$296.3M
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$445
$1,574
Population
665,945
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Boston$1,107
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
Boston$594
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
Boston$711
Portland$2,477
Education
Boston$30,742
Portland$0
Health
Boston$725
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
BostonPortland
| Sales Tax | $78 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $5,357 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,784 | $3,883 |
| Other | $4,557 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
BostonPortland
| Fire Protection | $1,107 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $594 | $139 |
| Education | $30,742 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,110 | $3,607 |
| Health | $725 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,584 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $711 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $6,614 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $355 | $630 |
| Utilities | $3,402 | $1,845 |
| General Admin | $5,401 | $0 |
| Other | $18,955 | $6,689 |
C
Boston, MA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health