Chicago, IL vs Tucson, AZ
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chicago spends 119.2% more per capita than Tucson ($18,792/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
55/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden10
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Chicago
Tucson
Total Spending
$94.0B
$8.5B
Spending / Capita
$34,551
$15,759
Total Revenue
$231.6B
$12.6B
Revenue / Capita
$85,083
$23,276
Total Debt
$2.7B
$833.1M
Debt / Capita
$977
$1,540
Population
2,721,914
541,033
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Chicago$10,754
Tucson$330
Highways & Roads
Chicago$930
Tucson$0
Parks & Recreation
Chicago$122
Tucson$1,229
Health
Chicago$426
Tucson$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoTucson
| Property Tax | $26 | $5 |
| Sales Tax | $74 | $309 |
| Income Tax | $229 | $1,107 |
| Intergovernmental | $85,083 | $23,276 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,847 | $4,534 |
| Other | $3,463 | $952 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoTucson
| Fire Protection | $10,754 | $330 |
| Highways & Roads | $930 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,858 | $1,181 |
| Health | $426 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,444 | $1,314 |
| Parks & Recreation | $122 | $1,229 |
| Housing | $6,520 | $3,091 |
| Sewerage | $129 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,983 | $3,555 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,735 |
| Other | $9,385 | $3,322 |
C
Chicago, IL
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Tucson, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health