Portland, OR vs Hillsboro, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 26.6% more per capita than Hillsboro ($4,976/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
D
43/100
Budget Balance45
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
Revenue Diversity11
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
Hillsboro
Total Spending
$15.3B
$2.0B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$18,698
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$2.1B
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$19,905
Total Debt
$1.0B
$930.3M
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$8,726
Population
646,101
106,612
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
Hillsboro$449
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
Hillsboro$32
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
Hillsboro$3,096
Education
Portland$0
Hillsboro$206
Health
Portland$0
Hillsboro$1,111
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandHillsboro
| Property Tax | $0 | $1,352 |
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $429 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $11,490 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $4,448 |
| Other | $7,916 | $5,341 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandHillsboro
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $449 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $32 |
| Education | $0 | $206 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $1,428 |
| Health | $0 | $1,111 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $3,096 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $4,102 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $777 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $2,101 |
| Other | $6,689 | $4,645 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
D
Hillsboro, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 43/100
Below average fiscal health