Toledo, OH vs Columbus, OH
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Columbus spends 72.8% more per capita than Toledo ($13,729/person difference). Toledo, OH has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 55/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
55/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
52/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Toledo
Columbus
Total Spending
$1.4B
$17.0B
Spending / Capita
$5,129
$18,858
Total Revenue
$10.9M
$0
Revenue / Capita
$40
$0
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,145
Population
269,962
902,449
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Toledo$0
Columbus$1,016
Highways & Roads
Toledo$0
Columbus$224
Parks & Recreation
Toledo$306
Columbus$2,168
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ToledoColumbus
| Property Tax | $0 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $142 | $234 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $9 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,379 | $2,389 |
| Other | $9,201 | $5,248 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ToledoColumbus
| Fire Protection | $0 | $1,016 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $224 |
| Public Welfare | $0 | $878 |
| Hospitals | $1,874 | $953 |
| Parks & Recreation | $306 | $2,168 |
| Housing | $0 | $4,303 |
| Sewerage | $117 | $1 |
| Utilities | $1,283 | $1,719 |
| Other | $1,550 | $7,595 |
C
Toledo, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
C
Columbus, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health