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

New Haven, CT vs Norwalk, CT

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

Summary

New Haven spends 26.7% more per capita than Norwalk ($14,025/person difference). Norwalk, CT has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 61/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
New Haven, CT
Pop. 135,736
C
54/100
Budget Balance56
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Norwalk, CT
Pop. 91,050
C
61/100
Budget Balance45
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
New Haven
Norwalk
Total Spending
$9.0B
$4.8B
Spending / Capita
$66,510
$52,486
Total Revenue
$7.3B
$3.5B
Revenue / Capita
$53,739
$38,437
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
135,736
91,050
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
New Haven$2,676
Norwalk$2,529
Parks & Recreation
New Haven$98
Norwalk$510
Education
New Haven$33,075
Norwalk$34,497
Health
New Haven$286
Norwalk$381

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

New HavenNorwalk
Sales Tax
$1,927
$723
Income Tax
$999
$0
Intergovernmental
$53,739
$9,012
Other
$431
$4,487

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

New HavenNorwalk
Fire Protection
$2,676
$2,529
Education
$33,075
$34,497
Public Welfare
$2,189
$2,362
Health
$286
$381
Hospitals
$1,047
$97
Parks & Recreation
$98
$510
Housing
$3,394
$2,693
Sewerage
$71
$123
Utilities
$967
$66
Other
$22,708
$9,227
C
New Haven, CT
Fiscal Health Score: 54/100
Average fiscal health
C
Norwalk, CT
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health

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