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

Tallahassee, FL vs Hialeah, FL

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

Summary

Tallahassee spends 191.8% more per capita than Hialeah ($19,625/person difference). Tallahassee, FL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).

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
Hialeah, FL
Pop. 222,996
C
60/100
Budget Balance21
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Tallahassee
Hialeah
Total Spending
$5.9B
$2.3B
Spending / Capita
$29,857
$10,232
Total Revenue
$9.8B
$1.3B
Revenue / Capita
$49,453
$5,681
Total Debt
$107.6M
$782K
Debt / Capita
$543
$4
Population
198,259
222,996
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Tallahassee$6,805
Hialeah$404
Parks & Recreation
Tallahassee$1,261
Hialeah$1,080
Health
Tallahassee$0
Hialeah$86

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

TallahasseeHialeah
Property Tax
$150
$4
Sales Tax
$408
$46
Income Tax
$1,631
$951
Intergovernmental
$9,184
$7,211
Charges & Fees
$2,128
$1,545
Other
$6,392
$2,932

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

TallahasseeHialeah
Fire Protection
$6,805
$404
Public Welfare
$3,693
$199
Health
$0
$86
Hospitals
$197
$134
Parks & Recreation
$1,261
$1,080
Housing
$3,892
$2,892
Sewerage
$223
$82
Utilities
$3,311
$1,185
Interest on Debt
$1,460
$116
Other
$9,016
$4,055
C
Tallahassee, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
C
Hialeah, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 60/100
Average fiscal health

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