Raleigh, NC vs Fayetteville, NC
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Fayetteville spends 1.0% more per capita than Raleigh ($139/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
B
70/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency97
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Total Spending
$6.5B
$2.9B
Spending / Capita
$13,911
$14,049
Total Revenue
$13.9B
$8.5B
Revenue / Capita
$29,940
$40,860
Total Debt
$421.6M
$365.1M
Debt / Capita
$906
$1,749
Population
465,517
208,697
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Raleigh$277
Fayetteville$196
Highways & Roads
Raleigh$448
Fayetteville$0
Parks & Recreation
Raleigh$1,391
Fayetteville$1,062
Education
Raleigh$6
Fayetteville$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighFayetteville
| Sales Tax | $858 | $124 |
| Income Tax | $806 | $717 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,128 | $1,555 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,681 | $3,488 |
| Other | $4,740 | $3,474 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighFayetteville
| Fire Protection | $277 | $196 |
| Highways & Roads | $448 | $0 |
| Education | $6 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $498 | $378 |
| Hospitals | $669 | $319 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,391 | $1,062 |
| Housing | $2,712 | $2,914 |
| Sewerage | $281 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,469 | $3,100 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,513 | $628 |
| Other | $3,646 | $5,454 |
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health
B
Fayetteville, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 70/100
Good fiscal health