Omaha, NE vs Wichita, KS

Omaha, NE spends 40% more per resident than Wichita, KS: $11,180 against $7,986. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

On the CitySpend Fiscal Health Score the two are level: Omaha, NE and Wichita, KS both land at 90/100 (grade A and A respectively), so the deciding factors sit in the underlying six-factor breakdown rather than the rolled-up grade.

Omaha, NE reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Wichita, KS carries $132 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 Wichita, KS at $874.

They also fund themselves differently: other revenue is the largest single revenue source in Omaha, NE at 17% of total revenue, whereas Wichita, KS relies most on intergovernmental transfers at 14%.