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

Tallahassee, FL vs Cape Coral, FL

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

Summary

Tallahassee spends 106.8% more per capita than Cape Coral ($15,421/person difference). Cape Coral, FL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 69/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Tallahassee, FL
Pop. 198,259
C
63/100
Budget Balance60
Debt Burden85
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency3
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Cape Coral, FL
Pop. 198,912
B
69/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Tallahassee
Cape Coral
Total Spending
$5.9B
$2.9B
Spending / Capita
$29,857
$14,436
Total Revenue
$9.8B
$8.6B
Revenue / Capita
$49,453
$43,347
Total Debt
$107.6M
$407.1M
Debt / Capita
$543
$2,046
Population
198,259
198,912
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Tallahassee$6,805
Cape Coral$3,232
Parks & Recreation
Tallahassee$1,261
Cape Coral$952
Education
Tallahassee$0
Cape Coral$1,446

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

TallahasseeCape Coral
Property Tax
$150
$0
Sales Tax
$408
$384
Income Tax
$1,631
$0
Intergovernmental
$9,184
$177
Charges & Fees
$2,128
$1,811
Other
$6,392
$3,015

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

TallahasseeCape Coral
Fire Protection
$6,805
$3,232
Education
$0
$1,446
Public Welfare
$3,693
$699
Hospitals
$197
$15
Parks & Recreation
$1,261
$952
Housing
$3,892
$2,474
Sewerage
$223
$465
Utilities
$3,311
$481
Interest on Debt
$1,460
$0
Other
$9,016
$4,672
C
Tallahassee, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
B
Cape Coral, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health

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