Raleigh, NC vs Kansas City, MO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Kansas City spends 39.0% more per capita than Raleigh ($8,909/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
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Raleigh
Kansas City
Total Spending
$6.5B
$11.5B
Spending / Capita
$13,911
$22,820
Total Revenue
$13.9B
$675.4M
Revenue / Capita
$29,940
$1,335
Total Debt
$421.6M
$0
Debt / Capita
$906
$0
Population
465,517
505,958
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Raleigh$277
Kansas City$119
Highways & Roads
Raleigh$448
Kansas City$0
Parks & Recreation
Raleigh$1,391
Kansas City$1,309
Education
Raleigh$6
Kansas City$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighKansas City
| Sales Tax | $858 | $623 |
| Income Tax | $806 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,128 | $7 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,681 | $3,794 |
| Other | $4,740 | $11,150 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighKansas City
| Fire Protection | $277 | $119 |
| Highways & Roads | $448 | $0 |
| Education | $6 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $498 | $3,018 |
| Hospitals | $669 | $1,849 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,391 | $1,309 |
| Housing | $2,712 | $4,681 |
| Sewerage | $281 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,469 | $3,123 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,513 | $0 |
| Other | $3,646 | $8,721 |
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health