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

Fall River, MA vs Lynn, MA

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

Summary

Lynn spends 25.0% more per capita than Fall River ($13,721/person difference). Lynn, MA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (D, 42/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Fall River, MA
Pop. 93,638
D
41/100
Budget Balance17
Debt Burden32
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Lynn, MA
Pop. 100,653
D
42/100
Budget Balance9
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Fall River
Lynn
Total Spending
$3.9B
$5.5B
Spending / Capita
$41,251
$54,972
Total Revenue
$3.3B
$737.3M
Revenue / Capita
$35,606
$7,325
Total Debt
$54.8M
$0
Debt / Capita
$585
$0
Population
93,638
100,653
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Fall River$265
Lynn$243
Parks & Recreation
Fall River$211
Lynn$957
Education
Fall River$28,175
Lynn$40,488
Health
Fall River$178
Lynn$132

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fall RiverLynn
Sales Tax
$165
$96
Income Tax
$0
$224
Intergovernmental
$5,430
$7,325
Charges & Fees
$1,459
$0
Other
$4,494
$255

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fall RiverLynn
Fire Protection
$265
$243
Education
$28,175
$40,488
Public Welfare
$581
$974
Health
$178
$132
Hospitals
$602
$489
Parks & Recreation
$211
$957
Housing
$2,452
$2,368
Sewerage
$127
$2,776
Utilities
$1,773
$834
Other
$6,887
$5,710
D
Fall River, MA
Fiscal Health Score: 41/100
Below average fiscal health
D
Lynn, MA
Fiscal Health Score: 42/100
Below average fiscal health

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