Hendersonville, TN vs Chattanooga, TN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chattanooga spends 62.6% more per capita than Hendersonville ($15,128/person difference). Chattanooga, TN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 78/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
58/100
Budget Balance12
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
B
78/100
Budget Balance90
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency37
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Hendersonville
Chattanooga
Total Spending
$555.6M
$4.4B
Spending / Capita
$9,022
$24,150
Total Revenue
$88.8M
$7.0B
Revenue / Capita
$1,442
$38,387
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
61,589
181,288
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Hendersonville$215
Chattanooga$1,061
Highways & Roads
Hendersonville$0
Chattanooga$212
Parks & Recreation
Hendersonville$447
Chattanooga$1,596
Health
Hendersonville$10
Chattanooga$436
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
HendersonvilleChattanooga
| Sales Tax | $70 | $82 |
| Income Tax | $1,013 | $301 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,443 | $597 |
| Other | $466 | $13,286 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
HendersonvilleChattanooga
| Fire Protection | $215 | $1,061 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $212 |
| Public Welfare | $1,075 | $895 |
| Health | $10 | $436 |
| Hospitals | $4 | $697 |
| Parks & Recreation | $447 | $1,596 |
| Housing | $2,586 | $4,908 |
| Sewerage | $149 | $175 |
| Utilities | $1,234 | $1,629 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,068 |
| Other | $3,303 | $10,474 |
C
Hendersonville, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health
B
Chattanooga, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 78/100
Good fiscal health