Chicago, IL vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chicago spends 45.9% more per capita than Portland ($10,877/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden61
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Chicago
Portland
Total Spending
$94.0B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$34,551
$23,675
Total Revenue
$231.6B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$85,083
$47,970
Total Debt
$2.7B
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$977
$1,574
Population
2,721,914
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Chicago$10,754
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
Chicago$930
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
Chicago$122
Portland$2,477
Health
Chicago$426
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoPortland
| Property Tax | $26 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $74 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $229 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $85,083 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,847 | $3,883 |
| Other | $3,463 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoPortland
| Fire Protection | $10,754 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $930 | $139 |
| Public Welfare | $1,858 | $3,607 |
| Health | $426 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,444 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $122 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $6,520 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $129 | $630 |
| Utilities | $2,983 | $1,845 |
| Other | $9,385 | $6,689 |
C
Chicago, IL
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health