Federal Way, WA vs Everett, WA

Everett, WA outspends Federal Way, WA by a wide margin per resident — $26,447 versus $7,749, a 241% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

On the CitySpend Fiscal Health Score the two are level: Federal Way, WA and Everett, WA both land at 67/100 (grade B and B respectively), so the deciding factors sit in the underlying six-factor breakdown rather than the rolled-up grade.

Federal Way, WA reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Everett, WA carries $141 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Federal Way, WA leads with parks and recreation at $840 per resident, while Everett, WA leads with fire protection at $1,790.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Federal Way, WA at 43% of total revenue, whereas Everett, WA relies most on other revenue at 24%.