Dallas, TX vs Omaha, NE

Dallas, TX outspends Omaha, NE by a wide margin per resident — $34,849 versus $11,180, a 212% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Omaha, NE holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 90/100 (grade A) against 57/100 (grade C) for Dallas, TX — a 33-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Neither city reports outstanding debt per resident in its current Census filing, which removes debt service as a point of difference between them. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Dallas, TX leads with police at $1,519 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 Dallas, TX at 22% of total revenue, whereas Omaha, NE relies most on other revenue at 17%.