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

Fort Collins, CO vs Centennial, CO

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

Summary

Fort Collins spends 48466.5% more per capita than Centennial ($26,109/person difference). Centennial, CO has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 80/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Fort Collins, CO
Pop. 168,758
D
44/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency25
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Centennial, CO
Pop. 107,702
A
80/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Fort Collins
Centennial
Total Spending
$4.4B
$5.8M
Spending / Capita
$26,163
$54
Total Revenue
$2.2B
$26.2M
Revenue / Capita
$13,229
$243
Total Debt
$53.6M
$0
Debt / Capita
$318
$0
Population
168,758
107,702
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Fort Collins$323
Centennial$0
Highways & Roads
Fort Collins$2,411
Centennial$0
Parks & Recreation
Fort Collins$2,355
Centennial$54
Education
Fort Collins$49
Centennial$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fort CollinsCentennial
Property Tax
$620
$0
Sales Tax
$618
$0
Intergovernmental
$13,229
$243
Charges & Fees
$2,187
$0
Other
$3,358
$0

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fort CollinsCentennial
Fire Protection
$323
$0
Highways & Roads
$2,411
$0
Education
$49
$0
Public Welfare
$2,292
$0
Hospitals
$1,022
$0
Parks & Recreation
$2,355
$54
Housing
$3,104
$0
Utilities
$5,637
$0
Interest on Debt
$3,129
$0
Other
$5,843
$0
D
Fort Collins, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 44/100
Below average fiscal health
A
Centennial, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 80/100
Excellent fiscal health

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