B
Grade B Cities — Above-Average Fiscal Health
Cities scoring 65-79 on our Fiscal Health Index — above average with room for improvement. Solid budgets and manageable debt levels.
Cities
182
Total Population
29.1M
Avg Spending/Capita
$18,028
Avg Debt/Capita
$509
All 182 Grade B Cities
Victorville, CA
Pop. 134K
B
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$13,225
Carrollton, TX
Pop. 132K
B
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$11,954
Greenville, NC
Pop. 88K
B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$14,615
Alpharetta, GA
Pop. 66K
B
Total Spending
$899.1M
Per Capita
$13,647
Moore, OK
Pop. 63K
B
Total Spending
$630.1M
Per Capita
$10,052
Anaheim, CA
Pop. 347K
B
Total Spending
$8.2B
Per Capita
$23,533
Garland, TX
Pop. 244K
B
Total Spending
$3.1B
Per Capita
$12,614
Fremont, CA
Pop. 229K
B
Total Spending
$3.8B
Per Capita
$16,439
Chattanooga, TN
Pop. 181K
B
Total Spending
$4.4B
Per Capita
$24,150
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA
Pop. 127K
B
Total Spending
$2.6B
Per Capita
$20,643
Marysville, WA
Pop. 71K
B
Total Spending
$915.3M
Per Capita
$12,920
Herriman, UT
Pop. 55K
B
Total Spending
$444.2M
Per Capita
$8,033
Novato, CA
Pop. 53K
B
Total Spending
$701.1M
Per Capita
$13,215
St. Petersburg, FL
Pop. 259K
B
Total Spending
$5.7B
Per Capita
$21,836
Green Bay, WI
Pop. 107K
B
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$14,610
Bryan, TX
Pop. 85K
B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$12,857
Folsom, CA
Pop. 81K
B
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$17,333
Lafayette, IN
Pop. 71K
B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$15,637
Skokie, IL
Pop. 67K
B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$17,022
Raleigh, NC
Pop. 466K
B
Total Spending
$6.5B
Per Capita
$13,911
Pomona, CA
Pop. 150K
B
Total Spending
$2.7B
Per Capita
$17,754
Abilene, TX
Pop. 126K
B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$15,124
Fairfield, CA
Pop. 119K
B
Total Spending
$2.1B
Per Capita
$17,739
Las Cruces, NM
Pop. 111K
B
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$14,707
Fort Myers, FL
Pop. 89K
B
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$25,774
Cicero, IL
Pop. 84K
B
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$16,288
Homestead, FL
Pop. 80K
B
Total Spending
$977.9M
Per Capita
$12,224
Muncie, IN
Pop. 65K
B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$16,708
Winter Haven, FL
Pop. 51K
B
Total Spending
$800.5M
Per Capita
$15,766
Austin, TX
Pop. 958K
B
Total Spending
$20.9B
Per Capita
$21,772
St. Louis, MO
Pop. 298K
B
Total Spending
$5.3B
Per Capita
$17,927
Plano, TX
Pop. 285K
B
Total Spending
$4.8B
Per Capita
$16,842
Baton Rouge, LA
Pop. 226K
B
Total Spending
$9.9B
Per Capita
$43,886
Modesto, CA
Pop. 218K
B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$13,306
Bridgeport, CT
Pop. 148K
B
Total Spending
$7.1B
Per Capita
$48,031
Sterling Heights, MI
Pop. 134K
B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$12,550
Renton, WA
Pop. 105K
B
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$16,868
Portsmouth, VA
Pop. 97K
B
Total Spending
$4.5B
Per Capita
$46,704
Sioux City, IA
Pop. 85K
B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$15,576
Bloomington, IN
Pop. 79K
B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$15,529
Arlington Heights, IL
Pop. 77K
B
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$13,390
Lauderhill, FL
Pop. 74K
B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$14,340
Portland, ME
Pop. 68K
B
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$41,705
West Hartford, CT
Pop. 64K
B
Total Spending
$3.2B
Per Capita
$49,530
Euless, TX
Pop. 60K
B
Total Spending
$790.9M
Per Capita
$13,104
Columbus, IN
Pop. 51K
B
Total Spending
$878.0M
Per Capita
$17,252
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
Pop. 882K
B
Total Spending
$40.6B
Per Capita
$46,045
Palm Bay, FL
Pop. 122K
B
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$8,594
College Station, TX
Pop. 120K
B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$9,372
Peoria, IL
Pop. 113K
B
Total Spending
$862.5M
Per Capita
$7,629
Sandy, UT
Pop. 96K
B
Total Spending
$840.3M
Per Capita
$8,787
Longview, TX
Pop. 82K
B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$14,023
Spring, TX
Pop. 64K
B
Total Spending
$66.6M
Per Capita
$1,043
Royal Oak, MI
Pop. 58K
B
Total Spending
$978.5M
Per Capita
$16,856
Orlando, FL
Pop. 308K
B
Total Spending
$9.6B
Per Capita
$31,123
Akron, OH
Pop. 190K
B
Total Spending
$3.7B
Per Capita
$19,638
Lake Charles, LA
Pop. 82K
B
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$12,552
Queen Creek, AZ
Pop. 62K
B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$20,292
Parker, CO
Pop. 59K
B
Total Spending
$636.9M
Per Capita
$10,844
Bentonville, AR
Pop. 55K
B
Total Spending
$787.5M
Per Capita
$14,446
Oakland, CA
Pop. 438K
B
Total Spending
$13.2B
Per Capita
$30,055
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA
Pop. 202K
B
Total Spending
$3.9B
Per Capita
$19,144
Mesquite, TX
Pop. 149K
B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$12,966
Miramar, FL
Pop. 135K
B
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$16,869
Kenosha, WI
Pop. 99K
B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$19,120
Bend, OR
Pop. 99K
B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$11,671
Lawton, OK
Pop. 91K
B
Total Spending
$935.3M
Per Capita
$10,275
Flower Mound, TX
Pop. 77K
B
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$17,811
Huntersville, NC
Pop. 61K
B
Total Spending
$416.8M
Per Capita
$6,810
Santa Rosa, CA
Pop. 178K
B
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$16,749
Roseville, CA
Pop. 149K
B
Total Spending
$3.3B
Per Capita
$21,878
Columbia, MO
Pop. 126K
B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$13,757
Suffolk, VA
Pop. 95K
B
Total Spending
$4.5B
Per Capita
$47,680
O'Fallon, MO
Pop. 92K
B
Total Spending
$603.3M
Per Capita
$6,570
Gary, IN
Pop. 69K
B
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$21,825
Waterloo, IA
Pop. 67K
B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$17,802
Dearborn Heights, MI
Pop. 62K
B
Total Spending
$717.0M
Per Capita
$11,476
Baltimore, MD
Pop. 585K
B
Total Spending
$39.7B
Per Capita
$67,935
Corpus Christi, TX
Pop. 318K
B
Total Spending
$4.0B
Per Capita
$12,479
Jersey City, NJ
Pop. 288K
B
Total Spending
$6.1B
Per Capita
$21,136
Spokane, WA
Pop. 228K
B
Total Spending
$3.7B
Per Capita
$16,224
Fayetteville, NC
Pop. 209K
B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$14,049
Huntington Beach, CA
Pop. 197K
B
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$18,134
Cary, NC
Pop. 175K
B
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$16,057
Pearland, TX
Pop. 124K
B
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$12,192
Broken Arrow, OK
Pop. 114K
B
Total Spending
$920.5M
Per Capita
$8,058
League City, TX
Pop. 113K
B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$10,115
Mount Pleasant, SC
Pop. 91K
B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$12,111
Indio, CA
Pop. 90K
B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$14,969
Springdale, AR
Pop. 87K
B
Total Spending
$869.2M
Per Capita
$10,025
Medford, OR
Pop. 86K
B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$12,307
Warner Robins, GA
Pop. 80K
B
Total Spending
$722.9M
Per Capita
$8,994
Racine, WI
Pop. 77K
B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$24,108
Maple Grove, MN
Pop. 70K
B
Total Spending
$662.0M
Per Capita
$9,443
Apex, NC
Pop. 66K
B
Total Spending
$802.7M
Per Capita
$12,247
Minnetonka, MN
Pop. 54K
B
Total Spending
$590.5M
Per Capita
$11,031
Detroit, MI
Pop. 637K
B
Total Spending
$19.8B
Per Capita
$31,087
Cleveland, OH
Pop. 370K
B
Total Spending
$8.6B
Per Capita
$23,088
Pittsburgh, PA
Pop. 304K
B
Total Spending
$7.7B
Per Capita
$25,349
North Las Vegas, NV
Pop. 264K
B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$11,006
Oxnard, CA
Pop. 202K
B
Total Spending
$4.1B
Per Capita
$20,458
Frisco, TX
Pop. 202K
B
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$13,805
Cape Coral, FL
Pop. 199K
B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$14,436
McKinney, TX
Pop. 196K
B
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$15,053
Evansville, IN
Pop. 117K
B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$14,467
Fort Smith, AR
Pop. 89K
B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$14,015
Plymouth, MN
Pop. 80K
B
Total Spending
$709.4M
Per Capita
$8,877
Cedar Park, TX
Pop. 76K
B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$15,625
Berwyn, IL
Pop. 57K
B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$29,525
Anderson, IN
Pop. 55K
B
Total Spending
$779.7M
Per Capita
$14,174
Logan, UT
Pop. 53K
B
Total Spending
$628.5M
Per Capita
$11,803
San Antonio, TX
Pop. 1.4M
B
Total Spending
$24.5B
Per Capita
$16,943
Salem, OR
Pop. 176K
B
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$15,959
Waco, TX
Pop. 141K
B
Total Spending
$2.5B
Per Capita
$17,963
Allentown, PA
Pop. 125K
B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$15,252
Lewisville, TX
Pop. 125K
B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$10,277
Springfield, IL
Pop. 114K
B
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$15,771
Davie, FL
Pop. 106K
B
Total Spending
$2.0B
Per Capita
$18,757
Spokane Valley, WA
Pop. 104K
B
Total Spending
$528.9M
Per Capita
$5,097
Buckeye, AZ
Pop. 95K
B
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$15,170
New Braunfels, TX
Pop. 93K
B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$14,369
Boynton Beach, FL
Pop. 80K
B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$21,349
Bloomington, IL
Pop. 79K
B
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$19,507
Cheektowaga, NY
Pop. 76K
B
Total Spending
$784.0M
Per Capita
$10,250
Mansfield, TX
Pop. 74K
B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$16,040
Jacksonville, NC
Pop. 72K
B
Total Spending
$616.3M
Per Capita
$8,571
Dothan, AL
Pop. 71K
B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$17,116
Lodi, CA
Pop. 67K
B
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$15,436
Bossier City, LA
Pop. 63K
B
Total Spending
$921.6M
Per Capita
$14,635
Vineland, NJ
Pop. 61K
B
Total Spending
$893.6M
Per Capita
$14,698
Phoenix, AZ
Pop. 1.6M
B
Total Spending
$25.4B
Per Capita
$15,793
Long Beach, CA
Pop. 462K
B
Total Spending
$15.8B
Per Capita
$34,250
Henderson, NV
Pop. 318K
B
Total Spending
$5.1B
Per Capita
$16,120
Shreveport, LA
Pop. 186K
B
Total Spending
$3.2B
Per Capita
$17,313
Gainesville, FL
Pop. 142K
B
Total Spending
$3.3B
Per Capita
$23,485
Round Rock, TX
Pop. 120K
B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$14,124
Billings, MT
Pop. 117K
B
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$12,501
Everett, WA
Pop. 111K
B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$26,447
Sparks, NV
Pop. 108K
B
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$9,634
Federal Way, WA
Pop. 100K
B
Total Spending
$771.9M
Per Capita
$7,749
Conroe, TX
Pop. 92K
B
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$15,799
Melbourne, FL
Pop. 85K
B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$14,111
Hammond, IN
Pop. 77K
B
Total Spending
$2.0B
Per Capita
$25,779
Blaine, MN
Pop. 70K
B
Total Spending
$596.8M
Per Capita
$8,520
Rogers, AR
Pop. 70K
B
Total Spending
$765.1M
Per Capita
$10,936
White Plains, NY
Pop. 59K
B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$32,697
Valdosta, GA
Pop. 55K
B
Total Spending
$551.3M
Per Capita
$9,976
Summerville, SC
Pop. 51K
B
Total Spending
$505.6M
Per Capita
$9,946
Murray, UT
Pop. 50K
B
Total Spending
$683.9M
Per Capita
$13,666
Aurora, CO
Pop. 387K
B
Total Spending
$6.7B
Per Capita
$17,400
Durham, NC
Pop. 284K
B
Total Spending
$8.9B
Per Capita
$31,264
Upland, CA
Pop. 79K
B
Total Spending
$936.1M
Per Capita
$11,873
Apple Valley, CA
Pop. 76K
B
Total Spending
$560.0M
Per Capita
$7,407
Shawnee, KS
Pop. 68K
B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$19,297
Pflugerville, TX
Pop. 65K
B
Total Spending
$722.3M
Per Capita
$11,193
North Little Rock, AR
Pop. 64K
B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$17,205
Lakewood, WA
Pop. 63K
B
Total Spending
$467.2M
Per Capita
$7,399
Corvallis, OR
Pop. 60K
B
Total Spending
$870.2M
Per Capita
$14,492
Carson, NV
Pop. 58K
B
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$24,832
Oak Park, IL
Pop. 54K
B
Total Spending
$871.7M
Per Capita
$16,192
Oklahoma City, OK
Pop. 681K
B
Total Spending
$12.3B
Per Capita
$18,074
Memphis, TN
Pop. 630K
B
Total Spending
$13.9B
Per Capita
$22,111
Minneapolis, MN
Pop. 427K
B
Total Spending
$9.4B
Per Capita
$21,910
Moreno Valley, CA
Pop. 210K
B
Total Spending
$2.4B
Per Capita
$11,287
Visalia, CA
Pop. 141K
B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$11,943
Pasadena, CA
Pop. 138K
B
Total Spending
$5.2B
Per Capita
$38,011
Columbia, SC
Pop. 137K
B
Total Spending
$2.7B
Per Capita
$19,896
West Palm Beach, FL
Pop. 118K
B
Total Spending
$3.2B
Per Capita
$27,038
Lakeland, FL
Pop. 114K
B
Total Spending
$3.4B
Per Capita
$30,153
Dearborn, MI
Pop. 108K
B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$17,273
Asheville, NC
Pop. 94K
B
Total Spending
$2.0B
Per Capita
$21,304
Hoover, AL
Pop. 92K
B
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$13,201
Bellingham, WA
Pop. 91K
B
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$19,583
South Jordan, UT
Pop. 78K
B
Total Spending
$811.8M
Per Capita
$10,392
Daytona Beach, FL
Pop. 73K
B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$23,668
South San Francisco, CA
Pop. 66K
B
Total Spending
$2.2B
Per Capita
$33,936
Utica, NY
Pop. 65K
B
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$15,612
Hamilton, OH
Pop. 63K
B
Total Spending
$7.3B
Per Capita
$116,276
Sanford, FL
Pop. 61K
B
Total Spending
$811.6M
Per Capita
$13,246
Bowie, MD
Pop. 58K
B
Total Spending
$611.7M
Per Capita
$10,561
Fountain Valley, CA
Pop. 57K
B
Total Spending
$861.3M
Per Capita
$15,176
Apopka, FL
Pop. 55K
B
Total Spending
$720.9M
Per Capita
$13,093
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Grade B fiscal health score mean?
Good fiscal health — above-average across most metrics
How many US cities have a Grade B?
There are 182 cities with a Grade B fiscal health score out of 871 cities tracked. This represents 20.9% of all cities in our database.
What factors determine a city's fiscal health grade?
Our Fiscal Health Score weighs six factors: budget balance and reserves (25%), debt burden vs. peers (20%), pension funding ratio (20%), spending efficiency (15%), revenue diversity (10%), and three-year fiscal trend (10%). Cities scoring 65-79 earn a Grade B.
What is the average spending per capita for Grade B cities?
Grade B cities spend an average of $18,028 per resident annually. Their average debt per capita is $509. These figures are based on U.S. Census Bureau data.
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. Fiscal Health Scores are proprietary composite scores — see methodology.