Lubbock, TX vs Fort Worth, TX

Lubbock, TX outspends Fort Worth, TX by a wide margin per resident — $32,743 versus $15,939, a 105% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Fort Worth, TX edges Lubbock, TX on the Fiscal Health Score by 7 points — 63/100 (grade C) to 56/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

Lubbock, TX reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Fort Worth, TX carries $1,921 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Lubbock, TX leads with police at $322 per resident, while Fort Worth, TX leads with parks and recreation at $708.

They also fund themselves differently: other revenue is the largest single revenue source in Lubbock, TX at 25% of total revenue, whereas Fort Worth, TX relies most on intergovernmental transfers at 15%.