Huntsville, AL vs Montgomery, AL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Huntsville spends 238.4% more per capita than Montgomery ($11,295/person difference). Montgomery, AL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
58/100
Budget Balance62
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency85
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
64/100
Budget Balance35
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Huntsville
Montgomery
Total Spending
$3.4B
$946.6M
Spending / Capita
$16,033
$4,738
Total Revenue
$9.5B
$502.9M
Revenue / Capita
$44,087
$2,517
Total Debt
$275.0M
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,279
$0
Population
215,025
199,819
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Huntsville$0
Montgomery$458
Fire Protection
Huntsville$637
Montgomery$555
Parks & Recreation
Huntsville$1,600
Montgomery$127
Education
Huntsville$60
Montgomery$0
Health
Huntsville$354
Montgomery$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
HuntsvilleMontgomery
| Property Tax | $0 | $3 |
| Sales Tax | $833 | $0 |
| Income Tax | $656 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $4,511 | $2,517 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,558 | $0 |
| Other | $2,647 | $442 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
HuntsvilleMontgomery
| Police | $0 | $458 |
| Fire Protection | $637 | $555 |
| Education | $60 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $708 | $615 |
| Health | $354 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $692 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,600 | $127 |
| Housing | $2,611 | $1,155 |
| Sewerage | $136 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,983 | $28 |
| Other | $6,253 | $1,799 |
C
Huntsville, AL
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health
C
Montgomery, AL
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health