Raleigh, NC vs Boston, MA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Boston spends 80.8% more per capita than Raleigh ($58,388/person difference). Raleigh, NC has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 76/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
76/100
Budget Balance82
Debt Burden68
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity67
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance25
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Raleigh
Boston
Total Spending
$6.5B
$48.1B
Spending / Capita
$13,911
$72,299
Total Revenue
$13.9B
$20.8B
Revenue / Capita
$29,940
$31,243
Total Debt
$421.6M
$296.3M
Debt / Capita
$906
$445
Population
465,517
665,945
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Raleigh$277
Boston$1,107
Highways & Roads
Raleigh$448
Boston$594
Parks & Recreation
Raleigh$1,391
Boston$711
Education
Raleigh$6
Boston$30,742
Health
Raleigh$0
Boston$725
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighBoston
| Sales Tax | $858 | $78 |
| Income Tax | $806 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,128 | $5,357 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,681 | $2,784 |
| Other | $4,740 | $4,557 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighBoston
| Fire Protection | $277 | $1,107 |
| Highways & Roads | $448 | $594 |
| Education | $6 | $30,742 |
| Public Welfare | $498 | $1,110 |
| Health | $0 | $725 |
| Hospitals | $669 | $2,584 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,391 | $711 |
| Housing | $2,712 | $6,614 |
| Sewerage | $281 | $355 |
| Utilities | $2,469 | $3,402 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,513 | $0 |
| General Admin | $0 | $5,401 |
| Other | $3,646 | $18,955 |
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health
C
Boston, MA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health