Jacksonville, FL vs Omaha, NE

Jacksonville, FL outspends Omaha, NE by a wide margin per resident — $31,456 versus $11,180, a 181% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Omaha, NE holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 90/100 (grade A) against 53/100 (grade C) for Jacksonville, FL — a 37-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Omaha, NE reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Jacksonville, FL carries $2,821 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Jacksonville, FL leads with fire protection at $9,436 per resident, while Omaha, NE leads with parks and recreation at $742.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Jacksonville, FL at 14% of total revenue, whereas Omaha, NE relies most on other revenue at 17%.