Seattle, WA vs Dallas, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Dallas spends 1.1% more per capita than Seattle ($387/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
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Seattle
Dallas
Total Spending
$25.3B
$45.3B
Spending / Capita
$34,463
$34,849
Total Revenue
$56.5B
$7.1B
Revenue / Capita
$76,958
$5,474
Total Debt
$808.1M
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,100
$0
Population
734,603
1,300,642
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Seattle$0
Dallas$1,519
Fire Protection
Seattle$210
Dallas$305
Highways & Roads
Seattle$0
Dallas$201
Parks & Recreation
Seattle$3,923
Dallas$0
Education
Seattle$1,461
Dallas$62
Health
Seattle$1,131
Dallas$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleDallas
| Property Tax | $1,831 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $1,094 | $25 |
| Income Tax | $3,496 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $9,846 | $1,223 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,960 | $0 |
| Other | $8,544 | $584 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleDallas
| Police | $0 | $1,519 |
| Fire Protection | $210 | $305 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $201 |
| Education | $1,461 | $62 |
| Public Welfare | $3,439 | $215 |
| Health | $1,131 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,871 | $385 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,923 | $0 |
| Housing | $3,727 | $444 |
| Sewerage | $952 | $0 |
| Utilities | $6,489 | $833 |
| General Admin | $0 | $25,827 |
| Other | $11,260 | $5,059 |
C
Seattle, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health