Denver, CO vs Virginia Beach, VA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Virginia Beach spends 21.0% more per capita than Denver ($8,933/person difference). Denver, CO has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 51/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
51/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency26
Revenue Diversity99
Trend Direction50
D
47/100
Budget Balance28
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Denver
Virginia Beach
Total Spending
$23.9B
$19.5B
Spending / Capita
$33,582
$42,515
Total Revenue
$86.8B
$14.6B
Revenue / Capita
$122,063
$31,808
Total Debt
$3.6B
$135.8M
Debt / Capita
$5,126
$297
Population
710,800
457,900
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Denver$2,455
Virginia Beach$1,126
Fire Protection
Denver$1,668
Virginia Beach$512
Highways & Roads
Denver$475
Virginia Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Denver$3,319
Virginia Beach$1,574
Education
Denver$821
Virginia Beach$21,342
Health
Denver$693
Virginia Beach$426
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DenverVirginia Beach
| Sales Tax | $2,070 | $673 |
| Income Tax | $236 | $831 |
| Intergovernmental | $44,661 | $31,808 |
| Charges & Fees | $5,207 | $1,462 |
| Other | $10,100 | $3,301 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DenverVirginia Beach
| Police | $2,455 | $1,126 |
| Fire Protection | $1,668 | $512 |
| Highways & Roads | $475 | $0 |
| Education | $821 | $21,342 |
| Public Welfare | $764 | $2,071 |
| Health | $693 | $426 |
| Hospitals | $2,855 | $1,036 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,319 | $1,574 |
| Housing | $3,565 | $2,788 |
| Sewerage | $293 | $140 |
| Utilities | $4,292 | $3,523 |
| Interest on Debt | $7 | $0 |
| General Admin | $364 | $0 |
| Other | $12,011 | $7,978 |
C
Denver, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 51/100
Average fiscal health
D
Virginia Beach, VA
Fiscal Health Score: 47/100
Below average fiscal health