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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Summerville, SC vs Greenville, SC

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Greenville spends 76.9% more per capita than Summerville ($33,147/person difference). Summerville, SC has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Summerville, SC
Pop. 50,839
B
67/100
Budget Balance49
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Greenville, SC
Pop. 70,838
D
46/100
Budget Balance23
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Summerville
Greenville
Total Spending
$505.6M
$3.1B
Spending / Capita
$9,946
$43,093
Total Revenue
$253.7M
$1.3B
Revenue / Capita
$4,990
$17,967
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
50,839
70,838
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Summerville$0
Greenville$4,914
Fire Protection
Summerville$152
Greenville$2,341
Highways & Roads
Summerville$527
Greenville$842
Parks & Recreation
Summerville$631
Greenville$2,637
Health
Summerville$0
Greenville$3,014

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

SummervilleGreenville
Property Tax
$0
$1,988
Sales Tax
$92
$643
Income Tax
$0
$1,116
Intergovernmental
$4,202
$17,967
Charges & Fees
$2,363
$0
Other
$971
$4,746

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

SummervilleGreenville
Police
$0
$4,914
Fire Protection
$152
$2,341
Highways & Roads
$527
$842
Public Welfare
$0
$1,226
Health
$0
$3,014
Hospitals
$0
$159
Parks & Recreation
$631
$2,637
Housing
$2,315
$11,807
Sewerage
$153
$551
Utilities
$2,819
$3,041
Other
$3,350
$12,562
B
Summerville, SC
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
D
Greenville, SC
Fiscal Health Score: 46/100
Below average fiscal health

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