Norwalk, CT vs New Britain, CT
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Norwalk spends 10.0% more per capita than New Britain ($4,771/person difference). Norwalk, CT has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 61/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance45
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
D
44/100
Budget Balance17
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Norwalk
New Britain
Total Spending
$4.8B
$3.5B
Spending / Capita
$52,486
$47,715
Total Revenue
$3.5B
$3.2B
Revenue / Capita
$38,437
$43,590
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
91,050
74,212
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Norwalk$2,529
New Britain$595
Highways & Roads
Norwalk$0
New Britain$410
Parks & Recreation
Norwalk$510
New Britain$1,240
Education
Norwalk$34,497
New Britain$32,605
Health
Norwalk$381
New Britain$469
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
NorwalkNew Britain
| Sales Tax | $723 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $9,012 | $43,590 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $1,634 |
| Other | $4,487 | $3,148 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
NorwalkNew Britain
| Fire Protection | $2,529 | $595 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $410 |
| Education | $34,497 | $32,605 |
| Public Welfare | $2,362 | $0 |
| Health | $381 | $469 |
| Hospitals | $97 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $510 | $1,240 |
| Housing | $2,693 | $6,454 |
| Sewerage | $123 | $94 |
| Utilities | $66 | $2,197 |
| Other | $9,227 | $3,650 |
C
Norwalk, CT
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
D
New Britain, CT
Fiscal Health Score: 44/100
Below average fiscal health