Chattanooga, TN vs Jackson, TN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chattanooga spends 649.8% more per capita than Jackson ($20,929/person difference). Chattanooga, TN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 78/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
78/100
Budget Balance90
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency37
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
57/100
Budget Balance7
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Chattanooga
Jackson
Total Spending
$4.4B
$219.0M
Spending / Capita
$24,150
$3,221
Total Revenue
$7.0B
$19.1M
Revenue / Capita
$38,387
$280
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
181,288
67,993
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Chattanooga$0
Jackson$235
Fire Protection
Chattanooga$1,061
Jackson$0
Highways & Roads
Chattanooga$212
Jackson$20
Parks & Recreation
Chattanooga$1,596
Jackson$0
Education
Chattanooga$0
Jackson$2,554
Health
Chattanooga$436
Jackson$10
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChattanoogaJackson
| Sales Tax | $82 | $0 |
| Income Tax | $301 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $597 | $280 |
| Other | $13,286 | $0 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChattanoogaJackson
| Police | $0 | $235 |
| Fire Protection | $1,061 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $212 | $20 |
| Education | $0 | $2,554 |
| Public Welfare | $895 | $0 |
| Health | $436 | $10 |
| Hospitals | $697 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,596 | $0 |
| Housing | $4,908 | $198 |
| Sewerage | $175 | $0 |
| Utilities | $1,629 | $112 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,068 | $0 |
| Other | $10,474 | $90 |
B
Chattanooga, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 78/100
Good fiscal health
C
Jackson, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health