Colorado Springs, CO vs Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, MD outspends Colorado Springs, CO by a wide margin per resident — $67,935 versus $13,222, a 414% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Baltimore, MD holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 70/100 (grade B) against 59/100 (grade C) for Colorado Springs, CO — a 11-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Baltimore, MD reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Colorado Springs, CO carries $3,063 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Colorado Springs, CO leads with fire protection at $1,266 per resident, while Baltimore, MD leads with education at $35,510.

On the revenue side both lean hardest on intergovernmental transfers — 13% of total revenue in Colorado Springs, CO and 7% in Baltimore, MD.