Portland, OR vs Eugene, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Portland, OR spends 44% more per resident than Eugene, OR: $23,675 against $16,408. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.
Portland, OR edges Eugene, OR on the Fiscal Health Score by 7 points — 63/100 (grade C) to 56/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.
On debt, Portland, OR carries the lighter load at $1,574 per resident versus $1,623 for Eugene, OR. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Portland, OR at $2,477 per resident and in Eugene, OR at $1,585.
They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Portland, OR at 19% of total revenue, whereas Eugene, OR relies most on other revenue at 28%.
Summary
Portland spends 44.3% more per capita than Eugene ($7,266/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
Key Metrics
Per Capita Spending by Department
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $717 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $931 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $2,493 |
| Other | $7,916 | $5,260 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $308 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $491 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $861 |
| Health | $0 | $933 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $670 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $1,585 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $4,088 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $671 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $1,674 |
| Other | $6,689 | $5,128 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.