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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Miami, FL vs Cape Coral, FL

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Miami spends 95.3% more per capita than Cape Coral ($13,759/person difference). Cape Coral, FL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 69/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Miami, FL
Pop. 443,665
C
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Cape Coral, FL
Pop. 198,912
B
69/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Miami
Cape Coral
Total Spending
$12.5B
$2.9B
Spending / Capita
$28,195
$14,436
Total Revenue
$6.7B
$8.6B
Revenue / Capita
$15,037
$43,347
Total Debt
$0
$407.1M
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,046
Population
443,665
198,912
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Miami$7,399
Cape Coral$3,232
Parks & Recreation
Miami$1,783
Cape Coral$952
Education
Miami$0
Cape Coral$1,446

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

MiamiCape Coral
Property Tax
$0
$0
Sales Tax
$1,647
$384
Intergovernmental
$15,037
$177
Charges & Fees
$0
$1,811
Other
$1,399
$3,015

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

MiamiCape Coral
Fire Protection
$7,399
$3,232
Education
$0
$1,446
Public Welfare
$109
$699
Hospitals
$1,499
$15
Parks & Recreation
$1,783
$952
Housing
$6,840
$2,474
Sewerage
$699
$465
Utilities
$1,295
$481
Other
$8,572
$4,672
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
B
Cape Coral, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health

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