Chattanooga, TN vs Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) spends 50.7% more per capita than Chattanooga ($24,798/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
D
47/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Chattanooga
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
Total Spending
$4.4B
$33.5B
Spending / Capita
$24,150
$48,948
Total Revenue
$7.0B
$94.8B
Revenue / Capita
$38,387
$138,595
Total Debt
$0
$1.6B
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,292
Population
181,288
684,103
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Chattanooga$0
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$1,519
Fire Protection
Chattanooga$1,061
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$468
Highways & Roads
Chattanooga$212
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$11
Parks & Recreation
Chattanooga$1,596
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$1,015
Education
Chattanooga$0
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$21,061
Health
Chattanooga$436
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$672
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChattanoogaNashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
| Sales Tax | $82 | $373 |
| Income Tax | $301 | $135 |
| Intergovernmental | $597 | $13,787 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $2,444 |
| Other | $13,286 | $4,617 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChattanoogaNashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
| Police | $0 | $1,519 |
| Fire Protection | $1,061 | $468 |
| Highways & Roads | $212 | $11 |
| Education | $0 | $21,061 |
| Public Welfare | $895 | $738 |
| Health | $436 | $672 |
| Hospitals | $697 | $2,100 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,596 | $1,015 |
| Housing | $4,908 | $4,231 |
| Sewerage | $175 | $217 |
| Utilities | $1,629 | $3,140 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,068 | $1,667 |
| General Admin | $0 | $2,081 |
| Other | $10,474 | $10,028 |
B
Chattanooga, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 78/100
Good fiscal health
D
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN
Fiscal Health Score: 47/100
Below average fiscal health