Colorado Springs, CO vs Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque, NM spends 30% more per resident than Colorado Springs, CO: $17,237 against $13,222. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Albuquerque, NM holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 81/100 (grade A) against 59/100 (grade C) for Colorado Springs, CO — a 22-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

On debt, Albuquerque, NM carries the lighter load at $613 per resident versus $3,063 for Colorado Springs, CO. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Colorado Springs, CO leads with fire protection at $1,266 per resident, while Albuquerque, NM leads with parks and recreation at $1,990.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Colorado Springs, CO at 13% of total revenue, whereas Albuquerque, NM relies most on charges and fees at 11%.