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

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

Summary

Franklin spends 35.9% more per capita than Hendersonville ($5,059/person difference). Franklin, TN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 86/100).

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
Franklin, TN
Pop. 83,630
A
86/100
Budget Balance89
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency89
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Hendersonville
Franklin
Total Spending
$555.6M
$1.2B
Spending / Capita
$9,022
$14,081
Total Revenue
$88.8M
$1.4B
Revenue / Capita
$1,442
$16,873
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
61,589
83,630
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Hendersonville$215
Franklin$1,221
Parks & Recreation
Hendersonville$447
Franklin$755
Health
Hendersonville$10
Franklin$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

HendersonvilleFranklin
Sales Tax
$70
$18
Income Tax
$1,013
$1,305
Intergovernmental
$1,443
$870
Charges & Fees
$0
$1,759
Other
$466
$3,204

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

HendersonvilleFranklin
Fire Protection
$215
$1,221
Public Welfare
$1,075
$1,715
Health
$10
$0
Hospitals
$4
$1,026
Parks & Recreation
$447
$755
Housing
$2,586
$2,660
Sewerage
$149
$0
Utilities
$1,234
$2,599
Interest on Debt
$0
$412
Other
$3,303
$3,693
C
Hendersonville, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health
A
Franklin, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 86/100
Excellent fiscal health

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