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

Chandler, AZ vs Scottsdale, AZ

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

Summary

Chandler spends 68967.6% more per capita than Scottsdale ($14,789/person difference). Scottsdale, AZ has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Chandler, AZ
Pop. 275,618
C
59/100
Budget Balance15
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Scottsdale, AZ
Pop. 240,537
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Chandler
Scottsdale
Total Spending
$4.1B
$5.2M
Spending / Capita
$14,811
$21
Total Revenue
$2.8B
$8.9M
Revenue / Capita
$10,136
$37
Total Debt
$2.9M
$512K
Debt / Capita
$10
$2
Population
275,618
240,537
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Chandler$260
Scottsdale$0
Highways & Roads
Chandler$306
Scottsdale$0
Parks & Recreation
Chandler$899
Scottsdale$2
Health
Chandler$243
Scottsdale$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

ChandlerScottsdale
Sales Tax
$90
$1
Income Tax
$669
$1
Intergovernmental
$10,136
$4
Charges & Fees
$1,938
$5
Other
$3,477
$4

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

ChandlerScottsdale
Fire Protection
$260
$0
Highways & Roads
$306
$0
Public Welfare
$670
$1
Health
$243
$0
Hospitals
$374
$0
Parks & Recreation
$899
$2
Housing
$3,286
$5
Sewerage
$0
$0
Utilities
$2,461
$4
Interest on Debt
$88
$0
Other
$6,223
$8
C
Chandler, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 59/100
Average fiscal health
A
Scottsdale, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health

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