Fayetteville, AR vs North Little Rock, AR

North Little Rock, AR spends 38% more per resident than Fayetteville, AR: $17,205 against $12,502. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

North Little Rock, AR holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 66/100 (grade B) against 57/100 (grade C) for Fayetteville, AR — a 9-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

North Little Rock, AR reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Fayetteville, AR carries $925 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Fayetteville, AR leads with health at $800 per resident, while North Little Rock, AR leads with parks and recreation at $1,829.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Fayetteville, AR at 59% of total revenue, whereas North Little Rock, AR relies most on other revenue at 37%.