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

Colorado Springs, CO vs Baltimore, MD

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

Summary

Baltimore spends 80.5% more per capita than Colorado Springs ($54,712/person difference). Baltimore, MD has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 70/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Colorado Springs, CO
Pop. 479,612
C
59/100
Budget Balance54
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Baltimore, MD
Pop. 584,548
B
70/100
Budget Balance79
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Colorado Springs
Baltimore
Total Spending
$6.3B
$39.7B
Spending / Capita
$13,222
$67,935
Total Revenue
$25.3B
$41.3B
Revenue / Capita
$52,777
$70,679
Total Debt
$1.5B
$0
Debt / Capita
$3,063
$0
Population
479,612
584,548
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Colorado Springs$0
Baltimore$820
Fire Protection
Colorado Springs$1,266
Baltimore$1,214
Highways & Roads
Colorado Springs$0
Baltimore$676
Parks & Recreation
Colorado Springs$376
Baltimore$384
Education
Colorado Springs$0
Baltimore$35,510
Health
Colorado Springs$0
Baltimore$757

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Colorado SpringsBaltimore
Property Tax
$0
$84
Sales Tax
$257
$55
Income Tax
$0
$375
Intergovernmental
$6,902
$5,085
Charges & Fees
$5,676
$2,192
Other
$2,678
$4,765

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Colorado SpringsBaltimore
Police
$0
$820
Fire Protection
$1,266
$1,214
Highways & Roads
$0
$676
Education
$0
$35,510
Public Welfare
$575
$714
Health
$0
$757
Hospitals
$416
$1,877
Parks & Recreation
$376
$384
Housing
$2,713
$4,087
Sewerage
$0
$87
Utilities
$2,566
$3,809
Interest on Debt
$190
$0
General Admin
$0
$19
Other
$5,120
$17,981
C
Colorado Springs, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 59/100
Average fiscal health
B
Baltimore, MD
Fiscal Health Score: 70/100
Good fiscal health

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