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

North Little Rock, AR vs Bentonville, AR

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

Summary

North Little Rock spends 19.1% more per capita than Bentonville ($2,759/person difference). Bentonville, AR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 73/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
North Little Rock, AR
Pop. 64,454
B
66/100
Budget Balance23
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
Revenue Diversity99
Trend Direction50
City B
Bentonville, AR
Pop. 54,513
B
73/100
Budget Balance41
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency86
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
North Little Rock
Bentonville
Total Spending
$1.1B
$787.5M
Spending / Capita
$17,205
$14,446
Total Revenue
$742.1M
$884.3M
Revenue / Capita
$11,514
$16,221
Total Debt
$0
$13.4M
Debt / Capita
$0
$246
Population
64,454
54,513
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
North Little Rock$273
Bentonville$226
Parks & Recreation
North Little Rock$1,829
Bentonville$1,751
Education
North Little Rock$23
Bentonville$0
Health
North Little Rock$532
Bentonville$352

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

North Little RockBentonville
Property Tax
$0
$10
Sales Tax
$318
$752
Income Tax
$218
$1,252
Intergovernmental
$910
$2,248
Charges & Fees
$0
$2,597
Other
$4,250
$3,321

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

North Little RockBentonville
Fire Protection
$273
$226
Education
$23
$0
Public Welfare
$1,282
$890
Health
$532
$352
Hospitals
$46
$0
Parks & Recreation
$1,829
$1,751
Housing
$4,197
$2,628
Sewerage
$195
$177
Utilities
$926
$3,488
Other
$7,901
$4,935
B
North Little Rock, AR
Fiscal Health Score: 66/100
Good fiscal health
B
Bentonville, AR
Fiscal Health Score: 73/100
Good fiscal health

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