Charlotte, NC vs Boston, MA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Boston spends 78.1% more per capita than Charlotte ($56,445/person difference). Charlotte, NC has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance25
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Charlotte
Boston
Total Spending
$13.9B
$48.1B
Spending / Capita
$15,854
$72,299
Total Revenue
$43.5B
$20.8B
Revenue / Capita
$49,746
$31,243
Total Debt
$2.4B
$296.3M
Debt / Capita
$2,690
$445
Population
875,045
665,945
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Charlotte$463
Boston$1,107
Highways & Roads
Charlotte$41
Boston$594
Parks & Recreation
Charlotte$1,571
Boston$711
Education
Charlotte$0
Boston$30,742
Health
Charlotte$0
Boston$725
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
CharlotteBoston
| Sales Tax | $541 | $78 |
| Income Tax | $366 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,859 | $5,357 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,459 | $2,784 |
| Other | $4,866 | $4,557 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
CharlotteBoston
| Fire Protection | $463 | $1,107 |
| Highways & Roads | $41 | $594 |
| Education | $0 | $30,742 |
| Public Welfare | $672 | $1,110 |
| Health | $0 | $725 |
| Hospitals | $1,243 | $2,584 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,571 | $711 |
| Housing | $3,944 | $6,614 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $355 |
| Utilities | $2,244 | $3,402 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,226 | $0 |
| General Admin | $0 | $5,401 |
| Other | $3,448 | $18,955 |
C
Charlotte, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
C
Boston, MA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health