Portland, OR vs Miami, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Miami spends 16.0% more per capita than Portland ($4,521/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
C
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
Miami
Total Spending
$15.3B
$12.5B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$28,195
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$6.7B
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$15,037
Total Debt
$1.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$0
Population
646,101
443,665
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
Miami$7,399
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
Miami$0
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
Miami$1,783
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandMiami
| Property Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $1,647 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $15,037 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $0 |
| Other | $7,916 | $1,399 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandMiami
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $7,399 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $109 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $1,499 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $1,783 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $6,840 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $699 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $1,295 |
| Other | $6,689 | $8,572 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health