Seattle, WA vs Omaha, NE

Seattle, WA outspends Omaha, NE by a wide margin per resident — $34,463 versus $11,180, a 208% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Omaha, NE holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 90/100 (grade A) against 61/100 (grade C) for Seattle, WA — a 29-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Omaha, NE reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Seattle, WA carries $1,100 per resident. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Seattle, WA at $3,923 per resident and in Omaha, NE at $742.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Seattle, WA at 13% of total revenue, whereas Omaha, NE relies most on other revenue at 17%.