Tulsa, OK vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Portland, OR outspends Tulsa, OK by a wide margin per resident — $23,675 versus $5,250, a 351% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.
Portland, OR edges Tulsa, OK on the Fiscal Health Score by 7 points — 63/100 (grade C) to 56/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.
Tulsa, OK reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Portland, OR carries $1,574 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Tulsa, OK leads with health at $762 per resident, while Portland, OR leads with parks and recreation at $2,477.
Summary
Portland spends 77.8% more per capita than Tulsa ($18,424/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
Key Metrics
Per Capita Spending by Department
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Sales Tax | $97 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $0 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $3,883 |
| Other | $53 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
| Police | $628 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $196 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $257 | $139 |
| Public Welfare | $86 | $3,607 |
| Health | $762 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $154 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $350 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $27 | $630 |
| Utilities | $41 | $1,845 |
| Other | $2,748 | $6,689 |
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Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.