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

Chattanooga, TN vs Hendersonville, TN

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

Summary

Chattanooga spends 167.7% more per capita than Hendersonville ($15,128/person difference). Chattanooga, TN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 78/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Chattanooga, TN
Pop. 181,288
B
78/100
Budget Balance90
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency37
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Hendersonville, TN
Pop. 61,589
C
58/100
Budget Balance12
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Chattanooga
Hendersonville
Total Spending
$4.4B
$555.6M
Spending / Capita
$24,150
$9,022
Total Revenue
$7.0B
$88.8M
Revenue / Capita
$38,387
$1,442
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
181,288
61,589
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Chattanooga$1,061
Hendersonville$215
Highways & Roads
Chattanooga$212
Hendersonville$0
Parks & Recreation
Chattanooga$1,596
Hendersonville$447
Health
Chattanooga$436
Hendersonville$10

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

ChattanoogaHendersonville
Sales Tax
$82
$70
Income Tax
$301
$1,013
Intergovernmental
$597
$1,443
Other
$13,286
$466

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

ChattanoogaHendersonville
Fire Protection
$1,061
$215
Highways & Roads
$212
$0
Public Welfare
$895
$1,075
Health
$436
$10
Hospitals
$697
$4
Parks & Recreation
$1,596
$447
Housing
$4,908
$2,586
Sewerage
$175
$149
Utilities
$1,629
$1,234
Interest on Debt
$2,068
$0
Other
$10,474
$3,303
B
Chattanooga, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 78/100
Good fiscal health
C
Hendersonville, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health

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