Twin Falls, ID vs Meridian, ID
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Twin Falls spends 45.9% more per capita than Meridian ($3,272/person difference). Twin Falls, ID 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
54/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden96
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Twin Falls
Meridian
Total Spending
$544.4M
$855.2M
Spending / Capita
$10,406
$7,134
Total Revenue
$0
$512K
Revenue / Capita
$0
$4
Total Debt
$0
$53.9M
Debt / Capita
$0
$449
Population
52,315
119,872
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Twin Falls$1,474
Meridian$0
Fire Protection
Twin Falls$671
Meridian$115
Highways & Roads
Twin Falls$339
Meridian$0
Parks & Recreation
Twin Falls$127
Meridian$745
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Twin FallsMeridian
| Sales Tax | $20 | $418 |
| Income Tax | $790 | $102 |
| Intergovernmental | $0 | $4 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $905 |
| Other | $572 | $1,770 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Twin FallsMeridian
| Police | $1,474 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $671 | $115 |
| Highways & Roads | $339 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $840 |
| Parks & Recreation | $127 | $745 |
| Housing | $949 | $2,058 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $551 |
| Utilities | $1,076 | $972 |
| Other | $5,772 | $1,852 |
C
Twin Falls, ID
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
C
Meridian, ID
Fiscal Health Score: 54/100
Average fiscal health