Fort Wayne, IN vs Fishers, IN

Fort Wayne, IN spends 53% more per resident than Fishers, IN: $10,590 against $6,900. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Fort Wayne, IN edges Fishers, IN on the Fiscal Health Score by 6 points — 90/100 (grade A) to 84/100 (grade A). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

Neither city reports outstanding debt per resident in its current Census filing, which removes debt service as a point of difference between them. 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 Fishers, IN at $655.

On the revenue side both lean hardest on intergovernmental transfers — 27% of total revenue in Fort Wayne, IN and 61% in Fishers, IN.