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

Frederick, MD vs Bowie, MD

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

Summary

Frederick spends 1420.9% more per capita than Bowie ($150,058/person difference). Bowie, MD has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 65/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Frederick, MD
Pop. 78,390
C
63/100
Budget Balance50
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Bowie, MD
Pop. 57,922
B
65/100
Budget Balance39
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Frederick
Bowie
Total Spending
$12.6B
$611.7M
Spending / Capita
$160,619
$10,561
Total Revenue
$7.6B
$306.7M
Revenue / Capita
$97,078
$5,294
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
78,390
57,922
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Frederick$2,597
Bowie$0
Fire Protection
Frederick$3,051
Bowie$780
Highways & Roads
Frederick$1,430
Bowie$232
Parks & Recreation
Frederick$1,503
Bowie$1,793
Education
Frederick$97,323
Bowie$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

FrederickBowie
Sales Tax
$304
$239
Income Tax
$3,688
$0
Intergovernmental
$16,425
$5,294
Charges & Fees
$3,352
$702
Other
$10,900
$729

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

FrederickBowie
Police
$2,597
$0
Fire Protection
$3,051
$780
Highways & Roads
$1,430
$232
Education
$97,323
$0
Public Welfare
$2,207
$1,218
Hospitals
$2,058
$0
Parks & Recreation
$1,503
$1,793
Housing
$5,157
$2,412
Sewerage
$249
$199
Utilities
$6,503
$1,773
Interest on Debt
$1,189
$0
General Admin
$484
$0
Other
$36,868
$2,154
C
Frederick, MD
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
B
Bowie, MD
Fiscal Health Score: 65/100
Good fiscal health

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