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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Broken Arrow, OK vs Norman, OK

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Norman spends 85.5% more per capita than Broken Arrow ($47,591/person difference). Broken Arrow, OK has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 70/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Broken Arrow, OK
Pop. 114,237
B
70/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Norman, OK
Pop. 127,701
D
42/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden56
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Broken Arrow
Norman
Total Spending
$920.5M
$7.1B
Spending / Capita
$8,058
$55,648
Total Revenue
$3.6B
$5.1B
Revenue / Capita
$31,526
$40,091
Total Debt
$385.0M
$99.7M
Debt / Capita
$3,370
$781
Population
114,237
127,701
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Broken Arrow$140
Norman$258
Parks & Recreation
Broken Arrow$511
Norman$1,197
Health
Broken Arrow$0
Norman$49

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Broken ArrowNorman
Sales Tax
$46
$383
Income Tax
$681
$2,695
Intergovernmental
$4,815
$3,093
Charges & Fees
$2,589
$2,061
Other
$2,254
$1,341

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Broken ArrowNorman
Fire Protection
$140
$258
Public Welfare
$239
$2,391
Health
$0
$49
Hospitals
$0
$162
Parks & Recreation
$511
$1,197
Housing
$2,893
$2,662
Sewerage
$141
$139
Utilities
$1,683
$2,276
Interest on Debt
$30
$536
General Admin
$0
$42,647
Other
$2,421
$3,331
B
Broken Arrow, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 70/100
Good fiscal health
D
Norman, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 42/100
Below average fiscal health

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