Tuscaloosa, AL vs Montgomery, AL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Tuscaloosa spends 130.0% more per capita than Montgomery ($6,157/person difference). Montgomery, AL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
55/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
64/100
Budget Balance35
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Total Spending
$1.2B
$946.6M
Spending / Capita
$10,894
$4,738
Total Revenue
$0
$502.9M
Revenue / Capita
$0
$2,517
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
105,797
199,819
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Tuscaloosa$1,260
Montgomery$458
Fire Protection
Tuscaloosa$1,043
Montgomery$555
Parks & Recreation
Tuscaloosa$375
Montgomery$127
Health
Tuscaloosa$540
Montgomery$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
TuscaloosaMontgomery
| Property Tax | $2 | $3 |
| Sales Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $0 | $2,517 |
| Other | $791 | $442 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
TuscaloosaMontgomery
| Police | $1,260 | $458 |
| Fire Protection | $1,043 | $555 |
| Public Welfare | $2,419 | $615 |
| Health | $540 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $375 | $127 |
| Housing | $1,916 | $1,155 |
| Utilities | $88 | $28 |
| Other | $3,252 | $1,799 |
C
Tuscaloosa, AL
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
C
Montgomery, AL
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health