Fort Worth, TX vs Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, MD outspends Fort Worth, TX by a wide margin per resident — $67,935 versus $15,939, a 326% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Baltimore, MD edges Fort Worth, TX on the Fiscal Health Score by 7 points — 70/100 (grade B) to 63/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

Baltimore, MD reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Fort Worth, TX carries $1,921 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Fort Worth, TX leads with parks and recreation at $708 per resident, while Baltimore, MD leads with education at $35,510.

On the revenue side both lean hardest on intergovernmental transfers — 15% of total revenue in Fort Worth, TX and 7% in Baltimore, MD.