Fort Wayne, IN vs Evansville, IN

Evansville, IN spends 37% more per resident than Fort Wayne, IN: $14,467 against $10,590. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Fort Wayne, IN holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 90/100 (grade A) against 69/100 (grade B) for Evansville, IN — a 21-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Fort Wayne, IN reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Evansville, IN carries $4,624 per resident. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Fort Wayne, IN at $856 per resident and in Evansville, IN at $1,054.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Fort Wayne, IN at 27% of total revenue, whereas Evansville, IN relies most on other revenue at 10%.