Portland, OR vs Raleigh, NC
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 70.2% more per capita than Raleigh ($9,764/person difference). Raleigh, NC has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 76/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
76/100
Budget Balance82
Debt Burden68
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity67
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
Raleigh
Total Spending
$15.3B
$6.5B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$13,911
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$13.9B
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$29,940
Total Debt
$1.0B
$421.6M
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$906
Population
646,101
465,517
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
Raleigh$277
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
Raleigh$448
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
Raleigh$1,391
Education
Portland$0
Raleigh$6
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandRaleigh
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $858 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $806 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $14,128 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $2,681 |
| Other | $7,916 | $4,740 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandRaleigh
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $277 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $448 |
| Education | $0 | $6 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $498 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $669 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $1,391 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $2,712 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $281 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $2,469 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,513 |
| Other | $6,689 | $3,646 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health