Seattle, WA vs Vancouver, WA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Seattle spends 156.5% more per capita than Vancouver ($21,028/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
D
45/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Seattle
Vancouver
Total Spending
$25.3B
$2.6B
Spending / Capita
$34,463
$13,434
Total Revenue
$56.5B
$1.1B
Revenue / Capita
$76,958
$5,713
Total Debt
$808.1M
$165.1M
Debt / Capita
$1,100
$866
Population
734,603
190,700
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Seattle$210
Vancouver$0
Parks & Recreation
Seattle$3,923
Vancouver$871
Education
Seattle$1,461
Vancouver$3
Health
Seattle$1,131
Vancouver$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleVancouver
| Property Tax | $1,831 | $31 |
| Sales Tax | $1,094 | $456 |
| Income Tax | $3,496 | $140 |
| Intergovernmental | $9,846 | $141 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,960 | $2,641 |
| Other | $8,544 | $6,500 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleVancouver
| Fire Protection | $210 | $0 |
| Education | $1,461 | $3 |
| Public Welfare | $3,439 | $968 |
| Health | $1,131 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,871 | $661 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,923 | $871 |
| Housing | $3,727 | $3,594 |
| Sewerage | $952 | $241 |
| Utilities | $6,489 | $2,481 |
| Other | $11,260 | $4,615 |
C
Seattle, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
D
Vancouver, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 45/100
Below average fiscal health