Oklahoma City, OK vs Albuquerque, NM

Oklahoma City, OK and Albuquerque, NM spend within 4.9% of each other per resident — $18,074 versus $17,237 — so on the headline spending-per-capita measure the two cities are effectively neck and neck.

Albuquerque, NM holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 81/100 (grade A) against 65/100 (grade B) for Oklahoma City, OK — a 16-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

On debt, Albuquerque, NM carries the lighter load at $613 per resident versus $3,520 for Oklahoma City, OK. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Oklahoma City, OK at $2,014 per resident and in Albuquerque, NM at $1,990.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Oklahoma City, OK at 19% of total revenue, whereas Albuquerque, NM relies most on charges and fees at 11%.