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

Fort Worth, TX vs Arlington, TX

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

Summary

Fort Worth spends 35.4% more per capita than Arlington ($4,170/person difference). Arlington, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 83/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Fort Worth, TX
Pop. 924,663
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Arlington, TX
Pop. 393,469
A
83/100
Budget Balance78
Debt Burden96
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity89
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Fort Worth
Arlington
Total Spending
$14.7B
$4.6B
Spending / Capita
$15,939
$11,769
Total Revenue
$24.7B
$23.8B
Revenue / Capita
$26,694
$60,454
Total Debt
$1.8B
$233.8M
Debt / Capita
$1,921
$594
Population
924,663
393,469
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Fort Worth$156
Arlington$160
Highways & Roads
Fort Worth$317
Arlington$149
Parks & Recreation
Fort Worth$708
Arlington$1,352
Health
Fort Worth$235
Arlington$219

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fort WorthArlington
Sales Tax
$198
$507
Income Tax
$851
$73
Intergovernmental
$4,002
$25,062
Charges & Fees
$3,594
$2,949
Other
$3,439
$3,897

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fort WorthArlington
Fire Protection
$156
$160
Highways & Roads
$317
$149
Public Welfare
$869
$826
Health
$235
$219
Hospitals
$1,680
$152
Parks & Recreation
$708
$1,352
Housing
$4,217
$2,981
Sewerage
$267
$141
Utilities
$2,674
$1,385
Other
$4,817
$4,404
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
A
Arlington, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 83/100
Excellent fiscal health

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