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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
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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.

The this entity category groups every U.S. municipal and county government finances entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.