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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Denver, CO vs Greeley, CO

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Denver spends 93.4% more per capita than Greeley ($16,216/person difference). Denver, CO has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 51/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Denver, CO
Pop. 710,800
C
51/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency26
Revenue Diversity99
Trend Direction50
City B
Greeley, CO
Pop. 107,949
D
42/100
Budget Balance42
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency77
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Denver
Greeley
Total Spending
$23.9B
$1.9B
Spending / Capita
$33,582
$17,366
Total Revenue
$86.8B
$1.5B
Revenue / Capita
$122,063
$14,253
Total Debt
$3.6B
$134.6M
Debt / Capita
$5,126
$1,247
Population
710,800
107,949
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Denver$2,455
Greeley$0
Fire Protection
Denver$1,668
Greeley$0
Highways & Roads
Denver$475
Greeley$291
Parks & Recreation
Denver$3,319
Greeley$1,832
Education
Denver$821
Greeley$1
Health
Denver$693
Greeley$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

DenverGreeley
Property Tax
$0
$79
Sales Tax
$2,070
$982
Income Tax
$236
$0
Intergovernmental
$44,661
$10,897
Charges & Fees
$5,207
$5,308
Other
$10,100
$2,069

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

DenverGreeley
Police
$2,455
$0
Fire Protection
$1,668
$0
Highways & Roads
$475
$291
Education
$821
$1
Public Welfare
$764
$712
Health
$693
$0
Hospitals
$2,855
$733
Parks & Recreation
$3,319
$1,832
Housing
$3,565
$3,047
Sewerage
$293
$97
Utilities
$4,292
$4,341
Interest on Debt
$7
$893
General Admin
$364
$0
Other
$12,011
$5,418
C
Denver, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 51/100
Average fiscal health
D
Greeley, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 42/100
Below average fiscal health

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