Chicago, IL vs Dallas, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Dallas spends 0.9% more per capita than Chicago ($298/person difference). Chicago, IL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 61/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden61
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Chicago
Dallas
Total Spending
$94.0B
$45.3B
Spending / Capita
$34,551
$34,849
Total Revenue
$231.6B
$7.1B
Revenue / Capita
$85,083
$5,474
Total Debt
$2.7B
$0
Debt / Capita
$977
$0
Population
2,721,914
1,300,642
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Chicago$0
Dallas$1,519
Fire Protection
Chicago$10,754
Dallas$305
Highways & Roads
Chicago$930
Dallas$201
Parks & Recreation
Chicago$122
Dallas$0
Education
Chicago$0
Dallas$62
Health
Chicago$426
Dallas$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoDallas
| Property Tax | $26 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $74 | $25 |
| Income Tax | $229 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $85,083 | $1,223 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,847 | $0 |
| Other | $3,463 | $584 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoDallas
| Police | $0 | $1,519 |
| Fire Protection | $10,754 | $305 |
| Highways & Roads | $930 | $201 |
| Education | $0 | $62 |
| Public Welfare | $1,858 | $215 |
| Health | $426 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,444 | $385 |
| Parks & Recreation | $122 | $0 |
| Housing | $6,520 | $444 |
| Sewerage | $129 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,983 | $833 |
| General Admin | $0 | $25,827 |
| Other | $9,385 | $5,059 |
C
Chicago, IL
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health