Seattle, WA vs Columbus, OH
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Seattle spends 82.7% more per capita than Columbus ($15,604/person difference). Seattle, WA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 61/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance69
Debt Burden50
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
52/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Seattle
Columbus
Total Spending
$25.3B
$17.0B
Spending / Capita
$34,463
$18,858
Total Revenue
$56.5B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$76,958
$0
Total Debt
$808.1M
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$1,100
$1,145
Population
734,603
902,449
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Seattle$210
Columbus$1,016
Highways & Roads
Seattle$0
Columbus$224
Parks & Recreation
Seattle$3,923
Columbus$2,168
Education
Seattle$1,461
Columbus$0
Health
Seattle$1,131
Columbus$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleColumbus
| Property Tax | $1,831 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $1,094 | $234 |
| Income Tax | $3,496 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $9,846 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,960 | $2,389 |
| Other | $8,544 | $5,248 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleColumbus
| Fire Protection | $210 | $1,016 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $224 |
| Education | $1,461 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,439 | $878 |
| Health | $1,131 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,871 | $953 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,923 | $2,168 |
| Housing | $3,727 | $4,303 |
| Sewerage | $952 | $1 |
| Utilities | $6,489 | $1,719 |
| Other | $11,260 | $7,595 |
C
Seattle, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Columbus, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health