Salem, OR vs Hillsboro, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Hillsboro spends 14.7% more per capita than Salem ($2,740/person difference). Salem, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
68/100
Budget Balance77
Debt Burden28
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency85
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
D
43/100
Budget Balance45
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
Revenue Diversity11
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Salem
Hillsboro
Total Spending
$2.8B
$2.0B
Spending / Capita
$15,959
$18,698
Total Revenue
$8.4B
$2.1B
Revenue / Capita
$47,891
$19,905
Total Debt
$179.1M
$930.3M
Debt / Capita
$1,019
$8,726
Population
175,754
106,612
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Salem$185
Hillsboro$449
Highways & Roads
Salem$285
Hillsboro$32
Parks & Recreation
Salem$899
Hillsboro$3,096
Education
Salem$0
Hillsboro$206
Health
Salem$311
Hillsboro$1,111
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
SalemHillsboro
| Property Tax | $29 | $1,352 |
| Sales Tax | $301 | $429 |
| Intergovernmental | $5,706 | $11,490 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,510 | $4,448 |
| Other | $5,114 | $5,341 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
SalemHillsboro
| Fire Protection | $185 | $449 |
| Highways & Roads | $285 | $32 |
| Education | $0 | $206 |
| Public Welfare | $1,100 | $1,428 |
| Health | $311 | $1,111 |
| Hospitals | $2,834 | $751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $899 | $3,096 |
| Housing | $3,037 | $4,102 |
| Sewerage | $317 | $777 |
| Utilities | $1,581 | $2,101 |
| Other | $5,409 | $4,645 |
B
Salem, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
D
Hillsboro, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 43/100
Below average fiscal health