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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
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Hendersonville, TN vs Clarksville, TN

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

Summary

Hendersonville spends 5.9% more per capita than Clarksville ($499/person difference). Clarksville, TN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 80/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Hendersonville, TN
Pop. 61,589
C
58/100
Budget Balance12
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Clarksville, TN
Pop. 167,882
A
80/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden50
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Hendersonville
Clarksville
Total Spending
$555.6M
$1.4B
Spending / Capita
$9,022
$8,523
Total Revenue
$88.8M
$6.1B
Revenue / Capita
$1,442
$36,214
Total Debt
$0
$139.8M
Debt / Capita
$0
$833
Population
61,589
167,882
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Hendersonville$215
Clarksville$299
Highways & Roads
Hendersonville$0
Clarksville$45
Parks & Recreation
Hendersonville$447
Clarksville$611
Health
Hendersonville$10
Clarksville$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

HendersonvilleClarksville
Sales Tax
$70
$118
Income Tax
$1,013
$0
Intergovernmental
$1,443
$1,799
Charges & Fees
$0
$2,073
Other
$466
$3,159

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

HendersonvilleClarksville
Fire Protection
$215
$299
Highways & Roads
$0
$45
Public Welfare
$1,075
$1,038
Health
$10
$0
Hospitals
$4
$137
Parks & Recreation
$447
$611
Housing
$2,586
$2,349
Sewerage
$149
$219
Utilities
$1,234
$1,345
Interest on Debt
$0
$444
Other
$3,303
$2,036
C
Hendersonville, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health
A
Clarksville, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 80/100
Excellent fiscal health

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The side-by-side above pulls the the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances data for both entity A and entity B. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for entity A versus entity B, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual entity A and entity B detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.

Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.