Parma, OH vs Toledo, OH

Parma, OH outspends Toledo, OH by a wide margin per resident — $9,437 versus $5,129, a 84% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Parma, OH edges Toledo, OH on the Fiscal Health Score by 4 points — 59/100 (grade C) to 55/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

Neither city reports outstanding debt per resident in its current Census filing, which removes debt service as a point of difference between them. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Parma, OH leads with fire protection at $682 per resident, while Toledo, OH leads with parks and recreation at $306.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Parma, OH at 100% of total revenue, whereas Toledo, OH relies most on other revenue at 22847%.