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

Fayetteville, AR vs Rogers, AR

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

Summary

Fayetteville spends 14.3% more per capita than Rogers ($1,567/person difference). Rogers, AR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).

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
Rogers, AR
Pop. 69,961
B
67/100
Budget Balance66
Debt Burden43
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity66
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Fayetteville
Rogers
Total Spending
$1.2B
$765.1M
Spending / Capita
$12,502
$10,936
Total Revenue
$1.3B
$1.7B
Revenue / Capita
$13,405
$24,524
Total Debt
$87.9M
$37.3M
Debt / Capita
$925
$533
Population
95,022
69,961
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Fayetteville$423
Rogers$473
Highways & Roads
Fayetteville$0
Rogers$38
Parks & Recreation
Fayetteville$599
Rogers$1,039
Education
Fayetteville$32
Rogers$24
Health
Fayetteville$800
Rogers$326

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

FayettevilleRogers
Property Tax
$8
$3
Sales Tax
$293
$262
Income Tax
$1,543
$47
Intergovernmental
$7,947
$11,941
Charges & Fees
$2,512
$2,584
Other
$3,271
$2,887

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

FayettevilleRogers
Fire Protection
$423
$473
Highways & Roads
$0
$38
Education
$32
$24
Public Welfare
$719
$1,032
Health
$800
$326
Hospitals
$109
$0
Parks & Recreation
$599
$1,039
Housing
$2,095
$1,969
Sewerage
$156
$94
Utilities
$3,578
$1,452
Other
$3,991
$4,488
C
Fayetteville, AR
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health
B
Rogers, AR
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health

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