Meridian, ID vs Twin Falls, ID
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Twin Falls spends 31.4% more per capita than Meridian ($3,272/person difference). Twin Falls, ID has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 55/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
54/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden96
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
55/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Meridian
Twin Falls
Total Spending
$855.2M
$544.4M
Spending / Capita
$7,134
$10,406
Total Revenue
$512K
$0
Revenue / Capita
$4
$0
Total Debt
$53.9M
$0
Debt / Capita
$449
$0
Population
119,872
52,315
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Meridian$0
Twin Falls$1,474
Fire Protection
Meridian$115
Twin Falls$671
Highways & Roads
Meridian$0
Twin Falls$339
Parks & Recreation
Meridian$745
Twin Falls$127
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MeridianTwin Falls
| Sales Tax | $418 | $20 |
| Income Tax | $102 | $790 |
| Intergovernmental | $4 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $905 | $0 |
| Other | $1,770 | $572 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MeridianTwin Falls
| Police | $0 | $1,474 |
| Fire Protection | $115 | $671 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $339 |
| Hospitals | $840 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $745 | $127 |
| Housing | $2,058 | $949 |
| Sewerage | $551 | $0 |
| Utilities | $972 | $1,076 |
| Other | $1,852 | $5,772 |
C
Meridian, ID
Fiscal Health Score: 54/100
Average fiscal health
C
Twin Falls, ID
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health