Jackson, TN vs Chattanooga, TN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chattanooga spends 86.7% more per capita than Jackson ($20,929/person difference). Chattanooga, TN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 78/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
57/100
Budget Balance7
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
Jackson
Chattanooga
Total Spending
$219.0M
$4.4B
Spending / Capita
$3,221
$24,150
Total Revenue
$19.1M
$7.0B
Revenue / Capita
$280
$38,387
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
67,993
181,288
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Jackson$235
Chattanooga$0
Fire Protection
Jackson$0
Chattanooga$1,061
Highways & Roads
Jackson$20
Chattanooga$212
Parks & Recreation
Jackson$0
Chattanooga$1,596
Education
Jackson$2,554
Chattanooga$0
Health
Jackson$10
Chattanooga$436
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
JacksonChattanooga
| Sales Tax | $0 | $82 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $301 |
| Intergovernmental | $280 | $597 |
| Other | $0 | $13,286 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
JacksonChattanooga
| Police | $235 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $0 | $1,061 |
| Highways & Roads | $20 | $212 |
| Education | $2,554 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $0 | $895 |
| Health | $10 | $436 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $697 |
| Parks & Recreation | $0 | $1,596 |
| Housing | $198 | $4,908 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $175 |
| Utilities | $112 | $1,629 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,068 |
| Other | $90 | $10,474 |
C
Jackson, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health
B
Chattanooga, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 78/100
Good fiscal health