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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Cleveland, OH vs Toledo, OH

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Cleveland spends 350.1% more per capita than Toledo ($17,959/person difference). Cleveland, OH has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 69/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Cleveland, OH
Pop. 370,365
B
69/100
Budget Balance81
Debt Burden36
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency74
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Toledo, OH
Pop. 269,962
C
55/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Cleveland
Toledo
Total Spending
$8.6B
$1.4B
Spending / Capita
$23,088
$5,129
Total Revenue
$29.6B
$10.9M
Revenue / Capita
$79,979
$40
Total Debt
$464.0M
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,253
$0
Population
370,365
269,962
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Cleveland$134
Toledo$0
Fire Protection
Cleveland$633
Toledo$0
Highways & Roads
Cleveland$221
Toledo$0
Parks & Recreation
Cleveland$879
Toledo$306
Education
Cleveland$65
Toledo$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

ClevelandToledo
Property Tax
$470
$0
Sales Tax
$230
$142
Income Tax
$404
$0
Intergovernmental
$12,511
$9
Charges & Fees
$8,026
$3,379
Other
$1,801
$9,201

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

ClevelandToledo
Police
$134
$0
Fire Protection
$633
$0
Highways & Roads
$221
$0
Education
$65
$0
Public Welfare
$184
$0
Hospitals
$147
$1,874
Parks & Recreation
$879
$306
Housing
$6,008
$0
Sewerage
$250
$117
Utilities
$5,621
$1,283
Other
$8,945
$1,550
B
Cleveland, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health
C
Toledo, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health

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