Norwalk, CT vs Danbury, CT
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Norwalk, CT spends 21% more per resident than Danbury, CT: $52,486 against $43,358. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.
Norwalk, CT edges Danbury, CT on the Fiscal Health Score by 1 points — 61/100 (grade C) to 60/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.
Norwalk, CT reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Danbury, CT carries $129 per resident. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: education leads in Norwalk, CT at $34,497 per resident and in Danbury, CT at $27,827.
They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Norwalk, CT at 23% of total revenue, whereas Danbury, CT relies most on other revenue at 14%.
Summary
Norwalk spends 21.1% more per capita than Danbury ($9,128/person difference). Norwalk, CT has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 61/100).
Fiscal Health Score
Key Metrics
Per Capita Spending by Department
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Sales Tax | $723 | $442 |
| Intergovernmental | $9,012 | $2,313 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $1,180 |
| Other | $4,487 | $3,156 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Fire Protection | $2,529 | $357 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $264 |
| Education | $34,497 | $27,827 |
| Public Welfare | $2,362 | $913 |
| Health | $381 | $290 |
| Hospitals | $97 | $53 |
| Parks & Recreation | $510 | $751 |
| Housing | $2,693 | $2,419 |
| Sewerage | $123 | $64 |
| Utilities | $66 | $984 |
| Other | $9,227 | $9,436 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.