Omaha, NE vs Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth, TX spends 43% more per resident than Omaha, NE: $15,939 against $11,180. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Omaha, NE holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 90/100 (grade A) against 63/100 (grade C) for Fort Worth, TX — a 27-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Omaha, NE reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Fort Worth, TX carries $1,921 per resident. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Omaha, NE at $742 per resident and in Fort Worth, TX at $708.

They also fund themselves differently: other revenue is the largest single revenue source in Omaha, NE at 17% of total revenue, whereas Fort Worth, TX relies most on intergovernmental transfers at 15%.