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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Phoenix, AZ vs Scottsdale, AZ

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Phoenix spends 73548.2% more per capita than Scottsdale ($15,771/person difference). Scottsdale, AZ has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Phoenix, AZ
Pop. 1,609,456
B
67/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden45
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Scottsdale, AZ
Pop. 240,537
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Total Spending
$25.4B
$5.2M
Spending / Capita
$15,793
$21
Total Revenue
$81.6B
$8.9M
Revenue / Capita
$50,709
$37
Total Debt
$1.9B
$512K
Debt / Capita
$1,156
$2
Population
1,609,456
240,537
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Phoenix$170
Scottsdale$0
Highways & Roads
Phoenix$86
Scottsdale$0
Parks & Recreation
Phoenix$652
Scottsdale$2
Education
Phoenix$214
Scottsdale$0
Health
Phoenix$258
Scottsdale$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

PhoenixScottsdale
Property Tax
$7
$0
Sales Tax
$338
$1
Income Tax
$1,260
$1
Intergovernmental
$50,709
$4
Charges & Fees
$2,998
$5
Other
$2,038
$4

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

PhoenixScottsdale
Fire Protection
$170
$0
Highways & Roads
$86
$0
Education
$214
$0
Public Welfare
$507
$1
Health
$258
$0
Hospitals
$1,521
$0
Parks & Recreation
$652
$2
Housing
$3,879
$5
Sewerage
$388
$0
Utilities
$2,480
$4
Interest on Debt
$1,760
$0
Other
$3,878
$8
B
Phoenix, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
A
Scottsdale, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health

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