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Grade C Cities — Average Fiscal Health

Cities scoring 50-64 on our Fiscal Health Index — average fiscal health with some areas of concern that taxpayers should watch.

Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade F
Cities
455
Total Population
67.6M
Avg Spending/Capita
$19,478
Avg Debt/Capita
$332

All 455 Grade C Cities

New York, NY

Pop. 8.6M

C
Total Spending
$1113.3B
Per Capita
$129,119

Montgomery, AL

Pop. 200K

C
Total Spending
$946.6M
Per Capita
$4,738

Peoria, AZ

Pop. 191K

C
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$15,527

Paterson, NJ

Pop. 158K

C
Total Spending
$2.5B
Per Capita
$16,110

Fargo, ND

Pop. 127K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$13,250

Yuma, AZ

Pop. 96K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$13,750

Des Plaines, IL

Pop. 60K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$17,880

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Pop. 59K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$19,342

Kingsport, TN

Pop. 55K

C
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$34,933

Pensacola, FL

Pop. 54K

C
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$25,060

Fort Worth, TX

Pop. 925K

C
Total Spending
$14.7B
Per Capita
$15,939

Charlotte, NC

Pop. 875K

C
Total Spending
$13.9B
Per Capita
$15,854

Portland, OR

Pop. 646K

C
Total Spending
$15.3B
Per Capita
$23,675

Yonkers, NY

Pop. 210K

C
Total Spending
$13.2B
Per Capita
$62,907

Tallahassee, FL

Pop. 198K

C
Total Spending
$5.9B
Per Capita
$29,857

Grand Prairie, TX

Pop. 197K

C
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$18,279

Macon-Bibb County, GA

Pop. 157K

C
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$14,678

Warren, MI

Pop. 139K

C
Total Spending
$2.1B
Per Capita
$15,235

Odessa, TX

Pop. 113K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$14,635

Albany, NY

Pop. 100K

C
Total Spending
$4.6B
Per Capita
$46,595

Largo, FL

Pop. 83K

C
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$17,480

Frederick, MD

Pop. 78K

C
Total Spending
$12.6B
Per Capita
$160,619

Passaic, NJ

Pop. 70K

C
Total Spending
$4.9B
Per Capita
$70,270

Eden Prairie, MN

Pop. 64K

C
Total Spending
$849.4M
Per Capita
$13,351

Coon Rapids, MN

Pop. 63K

C
Total Spending
$578.4M
Per Capita
$9,138

Casa Grande, AZ

Pop. 55K

C
Total Spending
$504.9M
Per Capita
$9,149

Galveston, TX

Pop. 53K

C
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$33,344

Joplin, MO

Pop. 52K

C
Total Spending
$566.0M
Per Capita
$10,917

Milwaukee, WI

Pop. 573K

C
Total Spending
$11.1B
Per Capita
$19,417

Oceanside, CA

Pop. 174K

C
Total Spending
$3.5B
Per Capita
$20,274

Richardson, TX

Pop. 118K

C
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$15,795

Westminster, CO

Pop. 116K

C
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$16,434

San Mateo, CA

Pop. 104K

C
Total Spending
$19.3B
Per Capita
$185,341

St. George, UT

Pop. 96K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$12,862

Iowa City, IA

Pop. 75K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$16,449

Pontiac, MI

Pop. 62K

C
Total Spending
$714.2M
Per Capita
$11,527

North Miami, FL

Pop. 60K

C
Total Spending
$730.9M
Per Capita
$12,211

Petaluma, CA

Pop. 60K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$20,531

Dubuque, IA

Pop. 59K

C
Total Spending
$523.5M
Per Capita
$8,826

Tonawanda Town, NY

Pop. 57K

C
Total Spending
$818.8M
Per Capita
$14,311

Olympia, WA

Pop. 55K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$23,517

Southaven, MS

Pop. 55K

C
Total Spending
$601.7M
Per Capita
$10,958

Grapevine, TX

Pop. 51K

C
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$28,691

Chicago, IL

Pop. 2.7M

C
Total Spending
$94.0B
Per Capita
$34,551

Seattle, WA

Pop. 735K

C
Total Spending
$25.3B
Per Capita
$34,463

El Paso, TX

Pop. 677K

C
Total Spending
$16.4B
Per Capita
$24,259

Tacoma, WA

Pop. 219K

C
Total Spending
$5.2B
Per Capita
$23,896

Amarillo, TX

Pop. 200K

C
Total Spending
$3.4B
Per Capita
$16,883

Elizabeth, NJ

Pop. 136K

C
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$21,067

Stamford, CT

Pop. 135K

C
Total Spending
$7.1B
Per Capita
$52,355

Clovis, CA

Pop. 121K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$14,328

Norwalk, CT

Pop. 91K

C
Total Spending
$4.8B
Per Capita
$52,486

Westland, MI

Pop. 85K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$13,362

St. Cloud, MN

Pop. 69K

C
Total Spending
$815.8M
Per Capita
$11,839

Ankeny, IA

Pop. 68K

C
Total Spending
$681.9M
Per Capita
$9,971

Weston, FL

Pop. 68K

C
Total Spending
$902.2M
Per Capita
$13,261

Coconut Creek, FL

Pop. 58K

C
Total Spending
$640.4M
Per Capita
$11,122

Florissant, MO

Pop. 52K

C
Total Spending
$166.2M
Per Capita
$3,186

Newark, OH

Pop. 50K

C
Total Spending
$430.2M
Per Capita
$8,593

Mooresville, NC

Pop. 50K

C
Total Spending
$796.1M
Per Capita
$15,915

Gilbert, AZ

Pop. 267K

C
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$11,239

Hialeah, FL

Pop. 223K

C
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$10,232

Torrance, CA

Pop. 145K

C
Total Spending
$3.7B
Per Capita
$25,702

Hampton, VA

Pop. 137K

C
Total Spending
$6.2B
Per Capita
$45,522

Plantation, FL

Pop. 93K

C
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$16,752

San Leandro, CA

Pop. 90K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$18,791

Danbury, CT

Pop. 86K

C
Total Spending
$3.7B
Per Capita
$43,358

Temple, TX

Pop. 83K

C
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$12,377

Bismarck, ND

Pop. 74K

C
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$14,170

Eagan, MN

Pop. 68K

C
Total Spending
$663.2M
Per Capita
$9,716

Lorain, OH

Pop. 65K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$16,642

Hempstead, NY

Pop. 59K

C
Total Spending
$896.1M
Per Capita
$15,303

Kettering, OH

Pop. 58K

C
Total Spending
$701.3M
Per Capita
$12,153

Tigard, OR

Pop. 55K

C
Total Spending
$631.0M
Per Capita
$11,440

Huntington Park, CA

Pop. 55K

C
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$65,653

La Crosse, WI

Pop. 52K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$24,983

Colorado Springs, CO

Pop. 480K

C
Total Spending
$6.3B
Per Capita
$13,222

Chandler, AZ

Pop. 276K

C
Total Spending
$4.1B
Per Capita
$14,811

Boise City, ID

Pop. 234K

C
Total Spending
$3.4B
Per Capita
$14,689

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Pop. 175K

C
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$12,967

Sunnyvale, CA

Pop. 155K

C
Total Spending
$3.8B
Per Capita
$24,354

Rockford, IL

Pop. 148K

C
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$19,348

Surprise, AZ

Pop. 146K

C
Total Spending
$2.1B
Per Capita
$14,436

Simi Valley, CA

Pop. 126K

C
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$13,872

Roanoke, VA

Pop. 99K

C
Total Spending
$3.8B
Per Capita
$38,513

Yakima, WA

Pop. 97K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$17,365

Baytown, TX

Pop. 84K

C
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$18,066

Parma, OH

Pop. 81K

C
Total Spending
$760.5M
Per Capita
$9,437

Alameda, CA

Pop. 78K

C
Total Spending
$49.4B
Per Capita
$637,110

Missouri City, TX

Pop. 75K

C
Total Spending
$687.8M
Per Capita
$9,230

St. Peters, MO

Pop. 58K

C
Total Spending
$662.6M
Per Capita
$11,485

Lakewood, OH

Pop. 51K

C
Total Spending
$634.9M
Per Capita
$12,545

Riverside, CA

Pop. 316K

C
Total Spending
$59.4B
Per Capita
$188,026

Greensboro, NC

Pop. 297K

C
Total Spending
$5.8B
Per Capita
$19,352

Arlington, VA

Pop. 236K

C
Total Spending
$16.3B
Per Capita
$69,233

Huntsville, AL

Pop. 215K

C
Total Spending
$3.4B
Per Capita
$16,033

Worcester, MA

Pop. 204K

C
Total Spending
$8.6B
Per Capita
$42,049

McAllen, TX

Pop. 143K

C
Total Spending
$2.2B
Per Capita
$15,551

Fullerton, CA

Pop. 142K

C
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$13,554

Hartford, CT

Pop. 121K

C
Total Spending
$9.3B
Per Capita
$76,660

Elgin, IL

Pop. 114K

C
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$14,229

Mission, TX

Pop. 86K

C
Total Spending
$772.8M
Per Capita
$9,011

Lakeville, MN

Pop. 71K

C
Total Spending
$670.9M
Per Capita
$9,491

North Richland Hills, TX

Pop. 70K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$18,265

Hendersonville, TN

Pop. 62K

C
Total Spending
$555.6M
Per Capita
$9,022

Oak Lawn, IL

Pop. 58K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$21,999

Dallas, TX

Pop. 1.3M

C
Total Spending
$45.3B
Per Capita
$34,849

Sacramento, CA

Pop. 524K

C
Total Spending
$37.2B
Per Capita
$71,020

Buffalo, NY

Pop. 277K

C
Total Spending
$16.7B
Per Capita
$60,354

Savannah, GA

Pop. 148K

C
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$24,281

Syracuse, NY

Pop. 146K

C
Total Spending
$8.2B
Per Capita
$55,830

Dayton, OH

Pop. 137K

C
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$16,978

Kent, WA

Pop. 135K

C
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$10,491

Midland, TX

Pop. 132K

C
Total Spending
$906.5M
Per Capita
$6,842

Longmont, CO

Pop. 98K

C
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$15,820

Fayetteville, AR

Pop. 95K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$12,502

Livonia, MI

Pop. 95K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$12,152

Nashua, NH

Pop. 91K

C
Total Spending
$3.8B
Per Capita
$41,599

Farmington Hills, MI

Pop. 84K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$14,884

Milpitas, CA

Pop. 79K

C
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$19,295

Rochester Hills, MI

Pop. 76K

C
Total Spending
$610.1M
Per Capita
$8,023

Woodbury, MN

Pop. 76K

C
Total Spending
$657.6M
Per Capita
$8,705

Tamarac, FL

Pop. 72K

C
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$14,521

Jackson, TN

Pop. 68K

C
Total Spending
$219.0M
Per Capita
$3,221

Novi, MI

Pop. 66K

C
Total Spending
$773.8M
Per Capita
$11,747

Conway, AR

Pop. 65K

C
Total Spending
$890.9M
Per Capita
$13,672

San Clemente, CA

Pop. 64K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$16,853

Grand Forks, ND

Pop. 59K

C
Total Spending
$368.0M
Per Capita
$6,244

Pinellas Park, FL

Pop. 53K

C
Total Spending
$687.7M
Per Capita
$12,889

Boston, MA

Pop. 666K

C
Total Spending
$48.1B
Per Capita
$72,299

Tulsa, OK

Pop. 412K

C
Total Spending
$2.2B
Per Capita
$5,250

Bakersfield, CA

Pop. 404K

C
Total Spending
$4.7B
Per Capita
$11,576

Anchorage, AK

Pop. 291K

C
Total Spending
$13.9B
Per Capita
$47,921

Lubbock, TX

Pop. 258K

C
Total Spending
$8.5B
Per Capita
$32,743

Sioux Falls, SD

Pop. 193K

C
Total Spending
$2.5B
Per Capita
$13,114

Eugene, OR

Pop. 177K

C
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$16,408

Hayward, CA

Pop. 161K

C
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$17,294

Lakewood, CO

Pop. 156K

C
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$10,295

Cambridge, MA

Pop. 118K

C
Total Spending
$15.4B
Per Capita
$130,737

Carmel, IN

Pop. 99K

C
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$16,389

Ogden, UT

Pop. 87K

C
Total Spending
$962.7M
Per Capita
$11,097

Brooklyn Park, MN

Pop. 85K

C
Total Spending
$927.8M
Per Capita
$10,921

Warwick, RI

Pop. 83K

C
Total Spending
$3.8B
Per Capita
$46,415

Miami Beach, FL

Pop. 82K

C
Total Spending
$7.4B
Per Capita
$89,503

Pasco, WA

Pop. 77K

C
Total Spending
$871.4M
Per Capita
$11,276

Gulfport, MS

Pop. 73K

C
Total Spending
$8.4B
Per Capita
$116,149

Port Orange, FL

Pop. 63K

C
Total Spending
$639.8M
Per Capita
$10,180

Plainfield, NJ

Pop. 54K

C
Total Spending
$939.6M
Per Capita
$17,286

Rocky Mount, NC

Pop. 54K

C
Total Spending
$906.6M
Per Capita
$16,708

Smyrna, TN

Pop. 54K

C
Total Spending
$692.2M
Per Capita
$12,876

Spring Hill, TN

Pop. 51K

C
Total Spending
$323.7M
Per Capita
$6,308

Enid, OK

Pop. 51K

C
Total Spending
$650.7M
Per Capita
$12,768

Tucson, AZ

Pop. 541K

C
Total Spending
$8.5B
Per Capita
$15,759

St. Paul, MN

Pop. 309K

C
Total Spending
$7.0B
Per Capita
$22,552

Toledo, OH

Pop. 270K

C
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$5,129

Des Moines, IA

Pop. 213K

C
Total Spending
$277.4M
Per Capita
$1,302

Birmingham, AL

Pop. 200K

C
Total Spending
$6.2B
Per Capita
$30,790

Mobile, AL

Pop. 186K

C
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$15,777

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Pop. 183K

C
Total Spending
$6.8B
Per Capita
$37,099

Bellevue, WA

Pop. 151K

C
Total Spending
$3.3B
Per Capita
$22,065

Lansing, MI

Pop. 113K

C
Total Spending
$3.5B
Per Capita
$30,923

Tuscaloosa, AL

Pop. 106K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$10,894

Orem, UT

Pop. 97K

C
Total Spending
$761.3M
Per Capita
$7,841

Avondale, AZ

Pop. 89K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$13,213

Champaign, IL

Pop. 89K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$15,173

Layton, UT

Pop. 82K

C
Total Spending
$654.5M
Per Capita
$8,008

Kissimmee, FL

Pop. 78K

C
Total Spending
$2.1B
Per Capita
$26,522

Gaithersburg, MD

Pop. 69K

C
Total Spending
$654.2M
Per Capita
$9,479

San Marcos, TX

Pop. 67K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$17,712

Sammamish, WA

Pop. 67K

C
Total Spending
$470.4M
Per Capita
$7,064

Laguna Niguel, CA

Pop. 64K

C
Total Spending
$670.0M
Per Capita
$10,426

Taylor, MI

Pop. 63K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$17,790

Springfield, OR

Pop. 62K

C
Total Spending
$779.4M
Per Capita
$12,624

Santa Cruz, CA

Pop. 61K

C
Total Spending
$8.5B
Per Capita
$138,595

Caldwell, ID

Pop. 61K

C
Total Spending
$617.2M
Per Capita
$10,082

Monterey Park, CA

Pop. 60K

C
Total Spending
$14.7B
Per Capita
$243,079

Taylorsville, UT

Pop. 60K

C
Total Spending
$425.7M
Per Capita
$7,128

Springfield, OH

Pop. 59K

C
Total Spending
$794.3M
Per Capita
$13,544

Burlington, NC

Pop. 57K

C
Total Spending
$947.0M
Per Capita
$16,628

Albany, OR

Pop. 56K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$19,840

Kentwood, MI

Pop. 54K

C
Total Spending
$421.2M
Per Capita
$7,793

Twin Falls, ID

Pop. 52K

C
Total Spending
$544.4M
Per Capita
$10,406

Dunwoody, GA

Pop. 51K

C
Total Spending
$271.9M
Per Capita
$5,283

Newark, NJ

Pop. 307K

C
Total Spending
$6.2B
Per Capita
$20,014

Ontario, CA

Pop. 176K

C
Total Spending
$10.8B
Per Capita
$61,412

Thornton, CO

Pop. 142K

C
Total Spending
$2.1B
Per Capita
$14,462

New Haven, CT

Pop. 136K

C
Total Spending
$9.0B
Per Capita
$66,510

Coral Springs, FL

Pop. 134K

C
Total Spending
$2.1B
Per Capita
$15,676

Meridian, ID

Pop. 120K

C
Total Spending
$855.2M
Per Capita
$7,134

Clearwater, FL

Pop. 117K

C
Total Spending
$3.1B
Per Capita
$26,287

Tyler, TX

Pop. 106K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$12,276

Concord, NC

Pop. 105K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$16,213

Nampa, ID

Pop. 103K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$10,687

Roswell, GA

Pop. 93K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$14,384

Davis, CA

Pop. 67K

C
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$22,606

Medford, MA

Pop. 62K

C
Total Spending
$2.2B
Per Capita
$35,814

Jupiter, FL

Pop. 61K

C
Total Spending
$933.4M
Per Capita
$15,320

Richland, WA

Pop. 61K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$18,431

Great Falls, MT

Pop. 60K

C
Total Spending
$522.6M
Per Capita
$8,656

Pocatello, ID

Pop. 57K

C
Total Spending
$749.2M
Per Capita
$13,241

Lacey, WA

Pop. 56K

C
Total Spending
$588.5M
Per Capita
$10,461

Apple Valley, MN

Pop. 56K

C
Total Spending
$539.2M
Per Capita
$9,699

San Diego, CA

Pop. 1.4M

C
Total Spending
$59.9B
Per Capita
$43,306

Jacksonville, FL

Pop. 950K

C
Total Spending
$29.9B
Per Capita
$31,456

Miami, FL

Pop. 444K

C
Total Spending
$12.5B
Per Capita
$28,195

Alexandria, VA

Pop. 158K

C
Total Spending
$9.1B
Per Capita
$57,994

Cedar Rapids, IA

Pop. 137K

C
Total Spending
$3.3B
Per Capita
$23,973

Pueblo, CO

Pop. 111K

C
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$16,547

Santa Barbara, CA

Pop. 89K

C
Total Spending
$12.3B
Per Capita
$139,120

Mount Vernon, NY

Pop. 73K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$18,214

Georgetown, TX

Pop. 72K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$16,322

Waukesha, WI

Pop. 71K

C
Total Spending
$2.7B
Per Capita
$38,315

St. Charles, MO

Pop. 71K

C
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$20,461

West Des Moines, IA

Pop. 69K

C
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$14,779

Union City, NJ

Pop. 67K

C
Total Spending
$5.5B
Per Capita
$81,440

Hoboken, NJ

Pop. 59K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$21,143

Weymouth, MA

Pop. 57K

C
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$33,999

Sarasota, FL

Pop. 56K

C
Total Spending
$9.3B
Per Capita
$168,190

Columbus, OH

Pop. 902K

C
Total Spending
$17.0B
Per Capita
$18,858

Kansas City, MO

Pop. 506K

C
Total Spending
$11.5B
Per Capita
$22,820

New Orleans, LA

Pop. 380K

C
Total Spending
$12.5B
Per Capita
$32,984

Lincoln, NE

Pop. 291K

C
Total Spending
$3.2B
Per Capita
$11,125

Salt Lake City, UT

Pop. 201K

C
Total Spending
$5.1B
Per Capita
$25,335

Jackson, MS

Pop. 153K

C
Total Spending
$6.4B
Per Capita
$42,004

West Jordan, UT

Pop. 116K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$9,545

Pompano Beach, FL

Pop. 112K

C
Total Spending
$3.1B
Per Capita
$28,033

Allen, TX

Pop. 105K

C
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$18,340

Vacaville, CA

Pop. 102K

C
Total Spending
$2.0B
Per Capita
$19,379

Newport Beach, CA

Pop. 85K

C
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$34,359

North Port, FL

Pop. 77K

C
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$17,621

Bayonne, NJ

Pop. 70K

C
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$50,508

Albany, GA

Pop. 69K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$16,411

Victoria, TX

Pop. 65K

C
Total Spending
$2.4B
Per Capita
$36,823

St. Clair Shores, MI

Pop. 59K

C
Total Spending
$957.2M
Per Capita
$16,320

Bozeman, MT

Pop. 54K

C
Total Spending
$811.5M
Per Capita
$15,168

Milford city (balance), CT

Pop. 51K

C
Total Spending
$2.4B
Per Capita
$48,322

Denver, CO

Pop. 711K

C
Total Spending
$23.9B
Per Capita
$33,582

Knoxville, TN

Pop. 192K

C
Total Spending
$3.4B
Per Capita
$17,926

High Point, NC

Pop. 114K

C
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$16,038

Sugar Land, TX

Pop. 110K

C
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$12,080

Deerfield Beach, FL

Pop. 86K

C
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$17,488

Kennewick, WA

Pop. 84K

C
Total Spending
$876.9M
Per Capita
$10,461

Madera, CA

Pop. 67K

C
Total Spending
$4.0B
Per Capita
$60,288

St. Cloud, FL

Pop. 60K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$18,853

Casper, WY

Pop. 59K

C
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$17,532

Lancaster, PA

Pop. 58K

C
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$51,351

Port Arthur, TX

Pop. 56K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$21,172

Texas City, TX

Pop. 53K

C
Total Spending
$697.1M
Per Capita
$13,133

Methuen, MA

Pop. 53K

C
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$36,433

Collierville, TN

Pop. 51K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$34,119

Fresno, CA

Pop. 542K

C
Total Spending
$23.5B
Per Capita
$43,387

San Juan zona urbana, PR

Pop. 323K

C

Santa Ana, CA

Pop. 311K

C
Total Spending
$6.9B
Per Capita
$22,117

Enterprise, NV

Pop. 225K

C

Spring Valley, NV

Pop. 220K

C

Port St. Lucie, FL

Pop. 211K

C

Sunrise Manor, NV

Pop. 198K

C

Paradise, NV

Pop. 190K

C

Garden Grove, CA

Pop. 172K

C

Lancaster, CA

Pop. 171K

C

Bayamón zona urbana, PR

Pop. 169K

C

Palmdale, CA

Pop. 167K

C

Salinas, CA

Pop. 163K

C

Kansas City, KS

Pop. 155K

C

Escondido, CA

Pop. 151K

C

Charleston, SC

Pop. 150K

C
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$23,793

Metairie, LA

Pop. 140K

C

Carolina zona urbana, PR

Pop. 139K

C

Santa Clara, CA

Pop. 128K

C
Total Spending
$103.4B
Per Capita
$807,303

Thousand Oaks, CA

Pop. 127K

C

Vallejo, CA

Pop. 125K

C

Concord, CA

Pop. 125K

C

Lehigh Acres, FL

Pop. 124K

C

Arvada, CO

Pop. 123K

C

Berkeley, CA

Pop. 121K

C

The Woodlands, TX

Pop. 118K

C

East Los Angeles, CA

Pop. 117K

C

Spring Hill, FL

Pop. 117K

C

Antioch, CA

Pop. 115K

C

Brandon, FL

Pop. 115K

C

Lowell, MA

Pop. 115K

C
Total Spending
$5.6B
Per Capita
$48,457

Downey, CA

Pop. 113K

C

Murrieta, CA

Pop. 112K

C

Miami Gardens, FL

Pop. 112K

C

Costa Mesa, CA

Pop. 111K

C

Ponce zona urbana, PR

Pop. 111K

C

Temecula, CA

Pop. 110K

C

Santa Maria, CA

Pop. 110K

C

El Monte, CA

Pop. 109K

C

West Covina, CA

Pop. 108K

C

Inglewood, CA

Pop. 107K

C

Columbia, MD

Pop. 107K

C

El Cajon, CA

Pop. 106K

C

Jurupa Valley, CA

Pop. 106K

C

Rialto, CA

Pop. 104K

C

Menifee, CA

Pop. 104K

C

Daly City, CA

Pop. 104K

C

Chico, CA

Pop. 103K

C

Riverview, FL

Pop. 102K

C

Norwalk, CA

Pop. 102K

C

Lee's Summit, MO

Pop. 102K

C

Highlands Ranch, CO

Pop. 102K

C

San Tan Valley, AZ

Pop. 101K

C

Edinburg, TX

Pop. 101K

C

Hesperia, CA

Pop. 100K

C

Vista, CA

Pop. 98K

C

Beaverton, OR

Pop. 98K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$11,934

Arden-Arcade, CA

Pop. 96K

C

Compton, CA

Pop. 95K

C

San Marcos, CA

Pop. 94K

C

Tracy, CA

Pop. 94K

C

Redding, CA

Pop. 93K

C

South Gate, CA

Pop. 92K

C

Kirkland, WA

Pop. 92K

C
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$17,855

Alafaya, FL

Pop. 92K

C

Palm Coast, FL

Pop. 91K

C

Chino, CA

Pop. 91K

C

Westminster, CA

Pop. 91K

C

Germantown, MD

Pop. 90K

C

Trenton, NJ

Pop. 90K

C
Total Spending
$6.3B
Per Capita
$69,951

Hemet, CA

Pop. 90K

C

Town 'n' Country, FL

Pop. 89K

C

Clifton, NJ

Pop. 89K

C

Atascocita, TX

Pop. 89K

C

Livermore, CA

Pop. 87K

C

Citrus Heights, CA

Pop. 87K

C

Whittier, CA

Pop. 86K

C

San Ramon, CA

Pop. 86K

C

Lake Forest, CA

Pop. 86K

C

Manteca, CA

Pop. 84K

C

Buena Park, CA

Pop. 84K

C

Pine Hills, FL

Pop. 83K

C

Redwood City, CA

Pop. 83K

C

Alhambra, CA

Pop. 82K

C

Mountain View, CA

Pop. 82K

C
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$35,744

Silver Spring, MD

Pop. 82K

C

Lakewood, CA

Pop. 81K

C

Waldorf, MD

Pop. 81K

C

New Rochelle, NY

Pop. 81K

C

Tustin, CA

Pop. 80K

C

Pharr, TX

Pop. 79K

C

The Villages, FL

Pop. 79K

C

Perris, CA

Pop. 79K

C

Pleasanton, CA

Pop. 79K

C

Kendall, FL

Pop. 78K

C

Bellflower, CA

Pop. 78K

C

Chino Hills, CA

Pop. 78K

C

Carmichael, CA

Pop. 78K

C

Southfield, MI

Pop. 76K

C
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$24,074

Doral, FL

Pop. 75K

C

Dale City, VA

Pop. 74K

C

Caguas zona urbana, PR

Pop. 74K

C

Ellicott City, MD

Pop. 74K

C

Kalamazoo, MI

Pop. 73K

C
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$25,034

Redlands, CA

Pop. 73K

C

Centreville, VA

Pop. 73K

C

Turlock, CA

Pop. 73K

C

Baldwin Park, CA

Pop. 72K

C

Rocklin, CA

Pop. 72K

C

Harlingen, TX

Pop. 71K

C

Glen Burnie, MD

Pop. 71K

C

Dublin, CA

Pop. 71K

C

Camarillo, CA

Pop. 71K

C

Redondo Beach, CA

Pop. 71K

C

Noblesville, IN

Pop. 70K

C

Guaynabo zona urbana, PR

Pop. 70K

C

Lake Elsinore, CA

Pop. 70K

C

Casas Adobes, AZ

Pop. 70K

C

Walnut Creek, CA

Pop. 70K

C

Eastvale, CA

Pop. 70K

C

Union City, CA

Pop. 70K

C

Poinciana, FL

Pop. 69K

C

Tulare, CA

Pop. 69K

C
Total Spending
$11.9B
Per Capita
$172,207

Wesley Chapel, FL

Pop. 69K

C

Yorba Linda, CA

Pop. 68K

C

South Hill, WA

Pop. 68K

C

Dundalk, MD

Pop. 66K

C

Bethesda, MD

Pop. 66K

C

Castro Valley, CA

Pop. 65K

C

Brentwood, NY

Pop. 65K

C

Brentwood, CA

Pop. 64K

C

Port Charlotte, FL

Pop. 64K

C

Millcreek, UT

Pop. 64K

C

Florence-Graham, CA

Pop. 63K

C

Porterville, CA

Pop. 62K

C

Leander, TX

Pop. 62K

C

Reston, VA

Pop. 62K

C

Montebello, CA

Pop. 62K

C

Encinitas, CA

Pop. 62K

C

Palm Harbor, FL

Pop. 62K

C

Pico Rivera, CA

Pop. 62K

C

Marietta, GA

Pop. 61K

C
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$23,953

Wellington, FL

Pop. 61K

C

Woodland, CA

Pop. 61K

C

San Rafael, CA

Pop. 61K

C

La Mesa, CA

Pop. 61K

C

Meriden, CT

Pop. 61K

C
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$28,972

Gardena, CA

Pop. 60K

C

Mayagüez zona urbana, PR

Pop. 60K

C

Youngstown, OH

Pop. 60K

C
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$19,079

The Hammocks, FL

Pop. 60K

C

Cupertino, CA

Pop. 60K

C

Santee, CA

Pop. 59K

C

Stonecrest, GA

Pop. 59K

C

Chapel Hill, NC

Pop. 59K

C

Horizon West, FL

Pop. 59K

C

Margate, FL

Pop. 58K

C

Hanford, CA

Pop. 58K

C

Towson, MD

Pop. 58K

C

Bartlett, TN

Pop. 57K

C
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$29,362

South Whittier, CA

Pop. 57K

C

Bel Air South, MD

Pop. 57K

C

Fountainebleau, FL

Pop. 57K

C

Highland, CA

Pop. 57K

C

Four Corners, FL

Pop. 57K

C

Severn, MD

Pop. 56K

C

National City, CA

Pop. 56K

C

Arcadia, CA

Pop. 56K

C

Bradenton, FL

Pop. 56K

C

Tinley Park, IL

Pop. 56K

C

Hacienda Heights, CA

Pop. 55K

C

Perth Amboy, NJ

Pop. 55K

C

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Pop. 55K

C

Diamond Bar, CA

Pop. 55K

C

Yucaipa, CA

Pop. 54K

C

Aspen Hill, MD

Pop. 54K

C

West Sacramento, CA

Pop. 54K

C

San Jacinto, CA

Pop. 54K

C

Colton, CA

Pop. 54K

C

Bonita Springs, FL

Pop. 54K

C

Westchester, FL

Pop. 54K

C

Wheaton, IL

Pop. 54K

C

Beaumont, CA

Pop. 54K

C

Aloha, OR

Pop. 54K

C

Paramount, CA

Pop. 53K

C

Tamiami, FL

Pop. 53K

C

Elyria, OH

Pop. 53K

C
Total Spending
$648.7M
Per Capita
$12,290

Wheaton, MD

Pop. 53K

C

Kendale Lakes, FL

Pop. 53K

C

Battle Creek, MI

Pop. 52K

C
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$22,547

Watsonville, CA

Pop. 52K

C

Glendora, CA

Pop. 52K

C

Aliso Viejo, CA

Pop. 52K

C

Placentia, CA

Pop. 52K

C

Burien, WA

Pop. 52K

C

Palm Desert, CA

Pop. 51K

C

Levittown, PA

Pop. 51K

C

Rosemead, CA

Pop. 51K

C

Country Club, FL

Pop. 51K

C

Levittown, NY

Pop. 51K

C

Irondequoit, NY

Pop. 51K

C

Covina, CA

Pop. 51K

C

Catalina Foothills, AZ

Pop. 51K

C

Delano, CA

Pop. 50K

C

Lincoln, CA

Pop. 50K

C

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a Grade C fiscal health score mean?

Average fiscal health — some areas of concern

How many US cities have a Grade C?

There are 455 cities with a Grade C fiscal health score out of 871 cities tracked. This represents 52.2% 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 50-64 earn a Grade C.

What is the average spending per capita for Grade C cities?

Grade C cities spend an average of $19,478 per resident annually. Their average debt per capita is $332. 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.