Colorado Springs, CO vs Oklahoma City, OK
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Oklahoma City, OK spends 37% more per resident than Colorado Springs, CO: $18,074 against $13,222. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.
Oklahoma City, OK edges Colorado Springs, CO on the Fiscal Health Score by 6 points — 65/100 (grade B) to 59/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.
On debt, Colorado Springs, CO carries the lighter load at $3,063 per resident versus $3,520 for Oklahoma City, OK. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Colorado Springs, CO leads with fire protection at $1,266 per resident, while Oklahoma City, OK leads with parks and recreation at $2,014.
On the revenue side both lean hardest on intergovernmental transfers — 13% of total revenue in Colorado Springs, CO and 19% in Oklahoma City, OK.
Summary
Oklahoma City spends 26.8% more per capita than Colorado Springs ($4,851/person difference). Oklahoma City, OK has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 65/100).
Fiscal Health Score
Key Metrics
Per Capita Spending by Department
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Sales Tax | $257 | $763 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1,037 |
| Intergovernmental | $6,902 | $6,852 |
| Charges & Fees | $5,676 | $3,256 |
| Other | $2,678 | $1,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Fire Protection | $1,266 | $513 |
| Public Welfare | $575 | $1,525 |
| Health | $0 | $5 |
| Hospitals | $416 | $2,044 |
| Parks & Recreation | $376 | $2,014 |
| Housing | $2,713 | $2,857 |
| Utilities | $2,566 | $4,523 |
| Interest on Debt | $190 | $707 |
| Other | $5,120 | $3,886 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.