Seattle, WA vs Kansas City, MO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Seattle spends 51.0% more per capita than Kansas City ($11,643/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 Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Seattle
Kansas City
Total Spending
$25.3B
$11.5B
Spending / Capita
$34,463
$22,820
Total Revenue
$56.5B
$675.4M
Revenue / Capita
$76,958
$1,335
Total Debt
$808.1M
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,100
$0
Population
734,603
505,958
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Seattle$210
Kansas City$119
Parks & Recreation
Seattle$3,923
Kansas City$1,309
Education
Seattle$1,461
Kansas City$0
Health
Seattle$1,131
Kansas City$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleKansas City
| Property Tax | $1,831 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $1,094 | $623 |
| Income Tax | $3,496 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $9,846 | $7 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,960 | $3,794 |
| Other | $8,544 | $11,150 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleKansas City
| Fire Protection | $210 | $119 |
| Education | $1,461 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,439 | $3,018 |
| Health | $1,131 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,871 | $1,849 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,923 | $1,309 |
| Housing | $3,727 | $4,681 |
| Sewerage | $952 | $0 |
| Utilities | $6,489 | $3,123 |
| Other | $11,260 | $8,721 |
C
Seattle, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health