Lynn, MA vs Springfield, MA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Springfield, MA spends 19% more per resident than Lynn, MA: $65,626 against $54,972. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.
Springfield, MA edges Lynn, MA on the Fiscal Health Score by 2 points — 44/100 (grade D) to 42/100 (grade D). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.
Neither city reports outstanding debt per resident in its current Census filing, which removes debt service as a point of difference between them. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: education leads in Lynn, MA at $40,488 per resident and in Springfield, MA at $47,090.
On the revenue side both lean hardest on intergovernmental transfers — 100% of total revenue in Lynn, MA and 100% in Springfield, MA.
Summary
Springfield spends 16.2% more per capita than Lynn ($10,654/person difference). Springfield, MA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (D, 44/100).
Fiscal Health Score
Key Metrics
Per Capita Spending by Department
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Sales Tax | $96 | $34 |
| Income Tax | $224 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $7,325 | $15,275 |
| Other | $255 | $770 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Fire Protection | $243 | $829 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $308 |
| Education | $40,488 | $47,090 |
| Public Welfare | $974 | $640 |
| Health | $132 | $453 |
| Hospitals | $489 | $861 |
| Parks & Recreation | $957 | $673 |
| Housing | $2,368 | $3,784 |
| Sewerage | $2,776 | $282 |
| Utilities | $834 | $200 |
| Other | $5,710 | $10,507 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.