Fort Worth, TX vs Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque, NM and Fort Worth, TX spend within 8.1% of each other per resident — $17,237 versus $15,939 — so on the headline spending-per-capita measure the two cities are effectively neck and neck.

Albuquerque, NM holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 81/100 (grade A) against 63/100 (grade C) for Fort Worth, TX — a 18-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

On debt, Albuquerque, NM carries the lighter load at $613 per resident versus $1,921 for Fort Worth, TX. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Fort Worth, TX at $708 per resident and in Albuquerque, NM at $1,990.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Fort Worth, TX at 15% of total revenue, whereas Albuquerque, NM relies most on charges and fees at 11%.