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

Frederick, MD vs Rockville, MD

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

Summary

Frederick spends 849.7% more per capita than Rockville ($143,706/person difference). Rockville, MD has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 82/100).

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
Rockville, MD
Pop. 67,142
A
82/100
Budget Balance84
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency70
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Frederick
Rockville
Total Spending
$12.6B
$1.1B
Spending / Capita
$160,619
$16,912
Total Revenue
$7.6B
$1.2B
Revenue / Capita
$97,078
$18,436
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
78,390
67,142
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Frederick$2,597
Rockville$0
Fire Protection
Frederick$3,051
Rockville$1,156
Highways & Roads
Frederick$1,430
Rockville$570
Parks & Recreation
Frederick$1,503
Rockville$3,552
Education
Frederick$97,323
Rockville$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

FrederickRockville
Sales Tax
$304
$1,042
Income Tax
$3,688
$1,014
Intergovernmental
$16,425
$1,831
Charges & Fees
$3,352
$1,776
Other
$10,900
$3,295

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

FrederickRockville
Police
$2,597
$0
Fire Protection
$3,051
$1,156
Highways & Roads
$1,430
$570
Education
$97,323
$0
Public Welfare
$2,207
$2,033
Hospitals
$2,058
$238
Parks & Recreation
$1,503
$3,552
Housing
$5,157
$1,891
Sewerage
$249
$672
Utilities
$6,503
$2,475
Interest on Debt
$1,189
$0
General Admin
$484
$0
Other
$36,868
$4,326
C
Frederick, MD
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
A
Rockville, MD
Fiscal Health Score: 82/100
Excellent fiscal health

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