Fort Worth, TX vs Colorado Springs, CO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Fort Worth, TX spends 21% more per resident than Colorado Springs, CO: $15,939 against $13,222. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.
Fort Worth, TX edges Colorado Springs, CO on the Fiscal Health Score by 4 points — 63/100 (grade C) to 59/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.
On debt, Fort Worth, TX carries the lighter load at $1,921 per resident versus $3,063 for Colorado Springs, CO. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Fort Worth, TX leads with parks and recreation at $708 per resident, while Colorado Springs, CO leads with fire protection at $1,266.
On the revenue side both lean hardest on intergovernmental transfers — 15% of total revenue in Fort Worth, TX and 13% in Colorado Springs, CO.
Summary
Fort Worth spends 20.5% more per capita than Colorado Springs ($2,717/person difference). Fort Worth, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
Key Metrics
Per Capita Spending by Department
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Sales Tax | $198 | $257 |
| Income Tax | $851 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $4,002 | $6,902 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,594 | $5,676 |
| Other | $3,439 | $2,678 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Fire Protection | $156 | $1,266 |
| Highways & Roads | $317 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $869 | $575 |
| Health | $235 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,680 | $416 |
| Parks & Recreation | $708 | $376 |
| Housing | $4,217 | $2,713 |
| Sewerage | $267 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,674 | $2,566 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $190 |
| Other | $4,817 | $5,120 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.