Dearborn, MI vs Warren, MI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Dearborn, MI and Warren, MI spend within 13.4% of each other per resident — $17,273 versus $15,235 — so on the headline spending-per-capita measure the two cities are effectively neck and neck.
Dearborn, MI edges Warren, MI on the Fiscal Health Score by 2 points — 65/100 (grade B) to 63/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.
On debt, Dearborn, MI carries the lighter load at $264 per resident versus $941 for Warren, MI. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: fire protection leads in Dearborn, MI at $1,938 per resident and in Warren, MI at $2,024.
On the revenue side both lean hardest on intergovernmental transfers — 100% of total revenue in Dearborn, MI and 27% in Warren, MI.
Summary
Dearborn spends 13.4% more per capita than Warren ($2,038/person difference). Dearborn, MI 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 | $756 | $68 |
| Intergovernmental | $23,576 | $3,804 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,326 | $1,940 |
| Other | $3,543 | $2,406 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Fire Protection | $1,938 | $2,024 |
| Highways & Roads | $21 | $154 |
| Public Welfare | $1,485 | $2,305 |
| Health | $492 | $330 |
| Hospitals | $222 | $164 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,639 | $449 |
| Housing | $3,896 | $3,684 |
| Sewerage | $219 | $234 |
| Utilities | $1,958 | $2,218 |
| Interest on Debt | $35 | $0 |
| Other | $5,368 | $3,671 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.