Knoxville, TN vs Chattanooga, TN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chattanooga spends 25.8% more per capita than Knoxville ($6,223/person difference). Chattanooga, TN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 78/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
51/100
Budget Balance77
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency74
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
B
78/100
Budget Balance90
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency37
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Total Spending
$3.4B
$4.4B
Spending / Capita
$17,926
$24,150
Total Revenue
$9.3B
$7.0B
Revenue / Capita
$48,542
$38,387
Total Debt
$350.2M
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,825
$0
Population
191,857
181,288
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Knoxville$258
Chattanooga$1,061
Highways & Roads
Knoxville$0
Chattanooga$212
Parks & Recreation
Knoxville$1,708
Chattanooga$1,596
Health
Knoxville$0
Chattanooga$436
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
KnoxvilleChattanooga
| Sales Tax | $748 | $82 |
| Income Tax | $115 | $301 |
| Intergovernmental | $48,542 | $597 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,851 | $0 |
| Other | $6,214 | $13,286 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
KnoxvilleChattanooga
| Fire Protection | $258 | $1,061 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $212 |
| Public Welfare | $573 | $895 |
| Health | $0 | $436 |
| Hospitals | $607 | $697 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,708 | $1,596 |
| Housing | $3,667 | $4,908 |
| Sewerage | $224 | $175 |
| Utilities | $2,554 | $1,629 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,080 | $2,068 |
| Other | $7,255 | $10,474 |
C
Knoxville, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 51/100
Average fiscal health
B
Chattanooga, TN
Fiscal Health Score: 78/100
Good fiscal health