Portland, OR vs Virginia Beach, VA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Virginia Beach spends 44.3% more per capita than Portland ($18,840/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
47/100
Budget Balance28
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
Virginia Beach
Total Spending
$15.3B
$19.5B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$42,515
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$14.6B
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$31,808
Total Debt
$1.0B
$135.8M
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$297
Population
646,101
457,900
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Portland$0
Virginia Beach$1,126
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
Virginia Beach$512
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
Virginia Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
Virginia Beach$1,574
Education
Portland$0
Virginia Beach$21,342
Health
Portland$0
Virginia Beach$426
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandVirginia Beach
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $673 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $831 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $31,808 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $1,462 |
| Other | $7,916 | $3,301 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandVirginia Beach
| Police | $0 | $1,126 |
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $512 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $0 |
| Education | $0 | $21,342 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $2,071 |
| Health | $0 | $426 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $1,036 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $1,574 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $2,788 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $140 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $3,523 |
| Other | $6,689 | $7,978 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
D
Virginia Beach, VA
Fiscal Health Score: 47/100
Below average fiscal health