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

Fayetteville, AR vs North Little Rock, AR

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

Summary

North Little Rock spends 27.3% more per capita than Fayetteville ($4,702/person difference). North Little Rock, AR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 66/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Fayetteville, AR
Pop. 95,022
C
57/100
Budget Balance82
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency99
Revenue Diversity11
Trend Direction50
City B
North Little Rock, AR
Pop. 64,454
B
66/100
Budget Balance23
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
Revenue Diversity99
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Fayetteville
North Little Rock
Total Spending
$1.2B
$1.1B
Spending / Capita
$12,502
$17,205
Total Revenue
$1.3B
$742.1M
Revenue / Capita
$13,405
$11,514
Total Debt
$87.9M
$0
Debt / Capita
$925
$0
Population
95,022
64,454
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Fayetteville$423
North Little Rock$273
Parks & Recreation
Fayetteville$599
North Little Rock$1,829
Education
Fayetteville$32
North Little Rock$23
Health
Fayetteville$800
North Little Rock$532

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

FayettevilleNorth Little Rock
Property Tax
$8
$0
Sales Tax
$293
$318
Income Tax
$1,543
$218
Intergovernmental
$7,947
$910
Charges & Fees
$2,512
$0
Other
$3,271
$4,250

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

FayettevilleNorth Little Rock
Fire Protection
$423
$273
Education
$32
$23
Public Welfare
$719
$1,282
Health
$800
$532
Hospitals
$109
$46
Parks & Recreation
$599
$1,829
Housing
$2,095
$4,197
Sewerage
$156
$195
Utilities
$3,578
$926
Other
$3,991
$7,901
C
Fayetteville, AR
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health
B
North Little Rock, AR
Fiscal Health Score: 66/100
Good fiscal health

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