Colorado Springs, CO vs Omaha, NE

Colorado Springs, CO spends 18% more per resident than Omaha, NE: $13,222 against $11,180. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Omaha, NE holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 90/100 (grade A) against 59/100 (grade C) for Colorado Springs, CO — a 31-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Omaha, NE 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 Omaha, NE leads with parks and recreation at $742.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Colorado Springs, CO at 13% of total revenue, whereas Omaha, NE relies most on other revenue at 17%.