Kansas City, MO vs Austin, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Kansas City spends 4.8% more per capita than Austin ($1,048/person difference). Austin, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 75/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
B
75/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden38
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Kansas City
Austin
Total Spending
$11.5B
$20.9B
Spending / Capita
$22,820
$21,772
Total Revenue
$675.4M
$74.4B
Revenue / Capita
$1,335
$77,600
Total Debt
$0
$1.2B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,229
Population
505,958
958,202
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Kansas City$119
Austin$634
Parks & Recreation
Kansas City$1,309
Austin$1,801
Education
Kansas City$0
Austin$51
Health
Kansas City$0
Austin$517
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityAustin
| Sales Tax | $623 | $526 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1,465 |
| Intergovernmental | $7 | $14,031 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,794 | $3,247 |
| Other | $11,150 | $5,645 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityAustin
| Fire Protection | $119 | $634 |
| Education | $0 | $51 |
| Public Welfare | $3,018 | $1,837 |
| Health | $0 | $517 |
| Hospitals | $1,849 | $664 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,309 | $1,801 |
| Housing | $4,681 | $3,741 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $865 |
| Utilities | $3,123 | $3,264 |
| Other | $8,721 | $8,399 |
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health