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

Mid-Size Cities (100K-500K) — Municipal Spending Rankings

Cities between 100,000 and 500,000 residents. Mid-size cities balance urban services with smaller-scale governance.

Large CitiesMid-Size CitiesSmall CitiesTowns
Cities
303
Total Population
54.5M
Avg Fiscal Score
62/100
Avg Spending/Capita
$24,923
Avg Debt/Capita
$503

Grade Distribution

47
Grade A
75
Grade B
142
Grade C
36
Grade D
3
Grade F

All 303 Mid-Size Cities

Atlanta, GA

Pop. 495K

A
Total Spending
$12.6B
Per Capita
$25,457

Omaha, NE

Pop. 489K

A
Total Spending
$5.5B
Per Capita
$11,180

Colorado Springs, CO

Pop. 480K

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

Raleigh, NC

Pop. 466K

B
Total Spending
$6.5B
Per Capita
$13,911

Long Beach, CA

Pop. 462K

B
Total Spending
$15.8B
Per Capita
$34,250

Virginia Beach, VA

Pop. 458K

D
Total Spending
$19.5B
Per Capita
$42,515

Miami, FL

Pop. 444K

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

Oakland, CA

Pop. 438K

B
Total Spending
$13.2B
Per Capita
$30,055

Minneapolis, MN

Pop. 427K

B
Total Spending
$9.4B
Per Capita
$21,910

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

Wichita, KS

Pop. 396K

A
Total Spending
$3.2B
Per Capita
$7,986

Arlington, TX

Pop. 393K

A
Total Spending
$4.6B
Per Capita
$11,769

Tampa, FL

Pop. 389K

F
Total Spending
$11.9B
Per Capita
$30,690

Aurora, CO

Pop. 387K

B
Total Spending
$6.7B
Per Capita
$17,400

New Orleans, LA

Pop. 380K

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

Cleveland, OH

Pop. 370K

B
Total Spending
$8.6B
Per Capita
$23,088

Urban Honolulu, HI

Pop. 349K

D
Total Spending
$21.4B
Per Capita
$61,430

Anaheim, CA

Pop. 347K

B
Total Spending
$8.2B
Per Capita
$23,533

San Juan zona urbana, PR

Pop. 323K

C

Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY

Pop. 321K

A
Total Spending
$4.3B
Per Capita
$13,449

Stockton, CA

Pop. 320K

A
Total Spending
$4.0B
Per Capita
$12,349

Henderson, NV

Pop. 318K

B
Total Spending
$5.1B
Per Capita
$16,120

Corpus Christi, TX

Pop. 318K

B
Total Spending
$4.0B
Per Capita
$12,479

Riverside, CA

Pop. 316K

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

Santa Ana, CA

Pop. 311K

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

Cincinnati, OH

Pop. 309K

A
Total Spending
$7.6B
Per Capita
$24,651

St. Paul, MN

Pop. 309K

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

Orlando, FL

Pop. 308K

B
Total Spending
$9.6B
Per Capita
$31,123

Newark, NJ

Pop. 307K

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

Irvine, CA

Pop. 305K

A
Total Spending
$3.8B
Per Capita
$12,561

Pittsburgh, PA

Pop. 304K

B
Total Spending
$7.7B
Per Capita
$25,349

St. Louis, MO

Pop. 298K

B
Total Spending
$5.3B
Per Capita
$17,927

Greensboro, NC

Pop. 297K

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

Anchorage, AK

Pop. 291K

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

Lincoln, NE

Pop. 291K

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

Jersey City, NJ

Pop. 288K

B
Total Spending
$6.1B
Per Capita
$21,136

Plano, TX

Pop. 285K

B
Total Spending
$4.8B
Per Capita
$16,842

Durham, NC

Pop. 284K

B
Total Spending
$8.9B
Per Capita
$31,264

Buffalo, NY

Pop. 277K

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

Chula Vista, CA

Pop. 276K

A
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$10,149

Chandler, AZ

Pop. 276K

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

Toledo, OH

Pop. 270K

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

Madison, WI

Pop. 269K

A
Total Spending
$5.9B
Per Capita
$21,859

Gilbert, AZ

Pop. 267K

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

Reno, NV

Pop. 265K

A
Total Spending
$3.1B
Per Capita
$11,698

Fort Wayne, IN

Pop. 265K

A
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$10,590

North Las Vegas, NV

Pop. 264K

B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$11,006

St. Petersburg, FL

Pop. 259K

B
Total Spending
$5.7B
Per Capita
$21,836

Lubbock, TX

Pop. 258K

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

Laredo, TX

Pop. 255K

A
Total Spending
$4.2B
Per Capita
$16,559

Irving, TX

Pop. 255K

A
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$14,101

Winston-Salem, NC

Pop. 250K

A
Total Spending
$3.1B
Per Capita
$12,544

Chesapeake, VA

Pop. 249K

D
Total Spending
$11.4B
Per Capita
$45,860

Glendale, AZ

Pop. 248K

A
Total Spending
$4.6B
Per Capita
$18,356

Garland, TX

Pop. 244K

B
Total Spending
$3.1B
Per Capita
$12,614

Scottsdale, AZ

Pop. 241K

A
Total Spending
$5.2M
Per Capita
$21

Norfolk, VA

Pop. 237K

D
Total Spending
$12.1B
Per Capita
$50,880

Arlington, VA

Pop. 236K

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

Boise City, ID

Pop. 234K

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

Fremont, CA

Pop. 229K

B
Total Spending
$3.8B
Per Capita
$16,439

Spokane, WA

Pop. 228K

B
Total Spending
$3.7B
Per Capita
$16,224

Richmond, VA

Pop. 227K

D
Total Spending
$14.0B
Per Capita
$61,661

Santa Clarita, CA

Pop. 226K

A
Total Spending
$2.0B
Per Capita
$8,679

Baton Rouge, LA

Pop. 226K

B
Total Spending
$9.9B
Per Capita
$43,886

Enterprise, NV

Pop. 225K

C

Hialeah, FL

Pop. 223K

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

San Bernardino, CA

Pop. 221K

D
Total Spending
$52.7B
Per Capita
$238,232

Spring Valley, NV

Pop. 220K

C

Tacoma, WA

Pop. 219K

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

Modesto, CA

Pop. 218K

B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$13,306

Huntsville, AL

Pop. 215K

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

Des Moines, IA

Pop. 213K

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

Rochester, NY

Pop. 211K

D
Total Spending
$15.9B
Per Capita
$75,154

Port St. Lucie, FL

Pop. 211K

C

Yonkers, NY

Pop. 210K

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

Moreno Valley, CA

Pop. 210K

B
Total Spending
$2.4B
Per Capita
$11,287

Fontana, CA

Pop. 209K

A
Total Spending
$2.6B
Per Capita
$12,317

Fayetteville, NC

Pop. 209K

B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$14,049

Columbus, GA

Pop. 205K

A
Total Spending
$3.2B
Per Capita
$15,522

Worcester, MA

Pop. 204K

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

Oxnard, CA

Pop. 202K

B
Total Spending
$4.1B
Per Capita
$20,458

Little Rock, AR

Pop. 202K

A
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$17,625

Frisco, TX

Pop. 202K

B
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$13,805

Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA

Pop. 202K

B
Total Spending
$3.9B
Per Capita
$19,144

Salt Lake City, UT

Pop. 201K

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

Birmingham, AL

Pop. 200K

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

Amarillo, TX

Pop. 200K

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

Montgomery, AL

Pop. 200K

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

Cape Coral, FL

Pop. 199K

B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$14,436

Sunrise Manor, NV

Pop. 198K

C

Tallahassee, FL

Pop. 198K

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

Grand Rapids, MI

Pop. 198K

D
Total Spending
$4.4B
Per Capita
$22,146

Huntington Beach, CA

Pop. 197K

B
Total Spending
$3.6B
Per Capita
$18,134

Grand Prairie, TX

Pop. 197K

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

Overland Park, KS

Pop. 197K

A
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$8,044

McKinney, TX

Pop. 196K

B
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$15,053

Glendale, CA

Pop. 195K

D
Total Spending
$5.5B
Per Capita
$28,345

Sioux Falls, SD

Pop. 193K

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

Knoxville, TN

Pop. 192K

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

Peoria, AZ

Pop. 191K

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

Vancouver, WA

Pop. 191K

D
Total Spending
$2.6B
Per Capita
$13,434

Akron, OH

Pop. 190K

B
Total Spending
$3.7B
Per Capita
$19,638

Paradise, NV

Pop. 190K

C

Providence, RI

Pop. 190K

F
Total Spending
$9.5B
Per Capita
$50,124

Brownsville, TX

Pop. 187K

A
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$9,921

Mobile, AL

Pop. 186K

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

Shreveport, LA

Pop. 186K

B
Total Spending
$3.2B
Per Capita
$17,313

Newport News, VA

Pop. 185K

F
Total Spending
$10.5B
Per Capita
$56,948

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Pop. 183K

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

Aurora, IL

Pop. 181K

A
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$15,301

Chattanooga, TN

Pop. 181K

B
Total Spending
$4.4B
Per Capita
$24,150

Tempe, AZ

Pop. 181K

A
Total Spending
$4.1B
Per Capita
$22,717

Santa Rosa, CA

Pop. 178K

B
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$16,749

Eugene, OR

Pop. 177K

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

Ontario, CA

Pop. 176K

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

Elk Grove, CA

Pop. 176K

A
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$8,768

Salem, OR

Pop. 176K

B
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$15,959

Cary, NC

Pop. 175K

B
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$16,057

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Pop. 175K

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

Oceanside, CA

Pop. 174K

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

Garden Grove, CA

Pop. 172K

C

Lancaster, CA

Pop. 171K

C

Pembroke Pines, FL

Pop. 170K

D
Total Spending
$4.0B
Per Capita
$23,266

Springfield, MO

Pop. 169K

A
Total Spending
$2.7B
Per Capita
$15,703

Fort Collins, CO

Pop. 169K

D
Total Spending
$4.4B
Per Capita
$26,163

Bayamón zona urbana, PR

Pop. 169K

C

Clarksville, TN

Pop. 168K

A
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$8,523

Palmdale, CA

Pop. 167K

C

Salinas, CA

Pop. 163K

C

Hayward, CA

Pop. 161K

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

Corona, CA

Pop. 158K

A
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$17,606

Paterson, NJ

Pop. 158K

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

Alexandria, VA

Pop. 158K

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

Macon-Bibb County, GA

Pop. 157K

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

Lakewood, CO

Pop. 156K

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

Kansas City, KS

Pop. 155K

C

Springfield, MA

Pop. 155K

D
Total Spending
$10.2B
Per Capita
$65,626

Sunnyvale, CA

Pop. 155K

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

Killeen, TX

Pop. 154K

A
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$9,074

Murfreesboro, TN

Pop. 153K

D
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$18,812

Jackson, MS

Pop. 153K

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

Hollywood, FL

Pop. 153K

D
Total Spending
$4.4B
Per Capita
$28,774

Escondido, CA

Pop. 151K

C

Pasadena, TX

Pop. 151K

A
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$8,970

Bellevue, WA

Pop. 151K

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

Joliet, IL

Pop. 150K

D
Total Spending
$2.8B
Per Capita
$18,675

Charleston, SC

Pop. 150K

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

Pomona, CA

Pop. 150K

B
Total Spending
$2.7B
Per Capita
$17,754

Mesquite, TX

Pop. 149K

B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$12,966

Naperville, IL

Pop. 149K

D
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$15,751

Roseville, CA

Pop. 149K

B
Total Spending
$3.3B
Per Capita
$21,878

Bridgeport, CT

Pop. 148K

B
Total Spending
$7.1B
Per Capita
$48,031

Rockford, IL

Pop. 148K

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

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

Surprise, AZ

Pop. 146K

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

Torrance, CA

Pop. 145K

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

McAllen, TX

Pop. 143K

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

Gainesville, FL

Pop. 142K

B
Total Spending
$3.3B
Per Capita
$23,485

Fullerton, CA

Pop. 142K

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

Denton, TX

Pop. 142K

A
Total Spending
$3.1B
Per Capita
$21,622

Olathe, KS

Pop. 142K

A
Total Spending
$2.1B
Per Capita
$14,735

Thornton, CO

Pop. 142K

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

Visalia, CA

Pop. 141K

B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$11,943

Waco, TX

Pop. 141K

B
Total Spending
$2.5B
Per Capita
$17,963

Metairie, LA

Pop. 140K

C

Carolina zona urbana, PR

Pop. 139K

C

West Valley City, UT

Pop. 139K

A
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$11,407

Orange, CA

Pop. 139K

D
Total Spending
$51.6B
Per Capita
$372,005

Warren, MI

Pop. 139K

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

Pasadena, CA

Pop. 138K

B
Total Spending
$5.2B
Per Capita
$38,011

Dayton, OH

Pop. 137K

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

Hampton, VA

Pop. 137K

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

Cedar Rapids, IA

Pop. 137K

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

Columbia, SC

Pop. 137K

B
Total Spending
$2.7B
Per Capita
$19,896

New Haven, CT

Pop. 136K

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

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

Kent, WA

Pop. 135K

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

Miramar, FL

Pop. 135K

B
Total Spending
$2.3B
Per Capita
$16,869

Victorville, CA

Pop. 134K

B
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$13,225

Coral Springs, FL

Pop. 134K

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

Sterling Heights, MI

Pop. 134K

B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$12,550

Midland, TX

Pop. 132K

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

Carrollton, TX

Pop. 132K

B
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$11,954

Santa Clara, CA

Pop. 128K

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

Norman, OK

Pop. 128K

D
Total Spending
$7.1B
Per Capita
$55,648

Fargo, ND

Pop. 127K

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

Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA

Pop. 127K

B
Total Spending
$2.6B
Per Capita
$20,643

Thousand Oaks, CA

Pop. 127K

C

Topeka, KS

Pop. 126K

A
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$14,435

Abilene, TX

Pop. 126K

B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$15,124

Columbia, MO

Pop. 126K

B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$13,757

Simi Valley, CA

Pop. 126K

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

Allentown, PA

Pop. 125K

B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$15,252

Vallejo, CA

Pop. 125K

C

Lewisville, TX

Pop. 125K

B
Total Spending
$1.3B
Per Capita
$10,277

Concord, CA

Pop. 125K

C

Pearland, TX

Pop. 124K

B
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$12,192

Lehigh Acres, FL

Pop. 124K

C

Arvada, CO

Pop. 123K

C

Independence, MO

Pop. 122K

A
Total Spending
$999.2M
Per Capita
$8,176

Ann Arbor, MI

Pop. 122K

D
Total Spending
$2.7B
Per Capita
$22,006

Lafayette, LA

Pop. 122K

D
Total Spending
$3.7B
Per Capita
$30,028

Palm Bay, FL

Pop. 122K

B
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$8,594

Berkeley, CA

Pop. 121K

C

Hartford, CT

Pop. 121K

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

Rochester, MN

Pop. 121K

A
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$13,796

Clovis, CA

Pop. 121K

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

Round Rock, TX

Pop. 120K

B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$14,124

College Station, TX

Pop. 120K

B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$9,372

Meridian, ID

Pop. 120K

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

Fairfield, CA

Pop. 119K

B
Total Spending
$2.1B
Per Capita
$17,739

The Woodlands, TX

Pop. 118K

C

Richardson, TX

Pop. 118K

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

Cambridge, MA

Pop. 118K

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

West Palm Beach, FL

Pop. 118K

B
Total Spending
$3.2B
Per Capita
$27,038

East Los Angeles, CA

Pop. 117K

C

Billings, MT

Pop. 117K

B
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$12,501

Clearwater, FL

Pop. 117K

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

Wilmington, NC

Pop. 117K

A
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$13,444

Evansville, IN

Pop. 117K

B
Total Spending
$1.7B
Per Capita
$14,467

Spring Hill, FL

Pop. 117K

C

West Jordan, UT

Pop. 116K

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

North Charleston, SC

Pop. 116K

A
Total Spending
$1.5B
Per Capita
$12,917

Richmond, CA

Pop. 116K

A
Total Spending
$2.5B
Per Capita
$21,469

Westminster, CO

Pop. 116K

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

Manchester, NH

Pop. 115K

D
Total Spending
$4.3B
Per Capita
$37,307

Antioch, CA

Pop. 115K

C

Brandon, FL

Pop. 115K

C

Carlsbad, CA

Pop. 115K

D
Total Spending
$3.0B
Per Capita
$26,553

Lowell, MA

Pop. 115K

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

Beaumont, TX

Pop. 115K

A
Total Spending
$2.4B
Per Capita
$20,572

Waterbury, CT

Pop. 114K

D
Total Spending
$6.3B
Per Capita
$55,426

Lakeland, FL

Pop. 114K

B
Total Spending
$3.4B
Per Capita
$30,153

Provo, UT

Pop. 114K

A
Total Spending
$900.6M
Per Capita
$7,873

Broken Arrow, OK

Pop. 114K

B
Total Spending
$920.5M
Per Capita
$8,058

Springfield, IL

Pop. 114K

B
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$15,771

Elgin, IL

Pop. 114K

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

High Point, NC

Pop. 114K

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

Gresham, OR

Pop. 114K

D
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$10,840

League City, TX

Pop. 113K

B
Total Spending
$1.1B
Per Capita
$10,115

Odessa, TX

Pop. 113K

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

Peoria, IL

Pop. 113K

B
Total Spending
$862.5M
Per Capita
$7,629

Downey, CA

Pop. 113K

C

Lansing, MI

Pop. 113K

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

Murrieta, CA

Pop. 112K

C

Pompano Beach, FL

Pop. 112K

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

Miami Gardens, FL

Pop. 112K

C

Costa Mesa, CA

Pop. 111K

C

Pueblo, CO

Pop. 111K

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

Las Cruces, NM

Pop. 111K

B
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$14,707

Ponce zona urbana, PR

Pop. 111K

C

Everett, WA

Pop. 111K

B
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$26,447

San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

Pop. 110K

D
Total Spending
$24.3B
Per Capita
$220,511

Temecula, CA

Pop. 110K

C

Sugar Land, TX

Pop. 110K

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

Santa Maria, CA

Pop. 110K

C

El Monte, CA

Pop. 109K

C

Dearborn, MI

Pop. 108K

B
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$17,273

West Covina, CA

Pop. 108K

C

Sparks, NV

Pop. 108K

B
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$9,634

Greeley, CO

Pop. 108K

D
Total Spending
$1.9B
Per Capita
$17,366

South Fulton, GA

Pop. 108K

D
Total Spending
$2.5B
Per Capita
$23,211

Centennial, CO

Pop. 108K

A
Total Spending
$5.8M
Per Capita
$54

Sandy Springs, GA

Pop. 107K

A
Total Spending
$968.2M
Per Capita
$9,030

Green Bay, WI

Pop. 107K

B
Total Spending
$1.6B
Per Capita
$14,610

Inglewood, CA

Pop. 107K

C

Hillsboro, OR

Pop. 107K

D
Total Spending
$2.0B
Per Capita
$18,698

Columbia, MD

Pop. 107K

C

Boulder, CO

Pop. 107K

D
Total Spending
$4.2B
Per Capita
$39,636

Tyler, TX

Pop. 106K

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

Burbank, CA

Pop. 106K

D
Total Spending
$2.9B
Per Capita
$26,877

Davie, FL

Pop. 106K

B
Total Spending
$2.0B
Per Capita
$18,757

Tuscaloosa, AL

Pop. 106K

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

El Cajon, CA

Pop. 106K

C

Jurupa Valley, CA

Pop. 106K

C

Allen, TX

Pop. 105K

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

Renton, WA

Pop. 105K

B
Total Spending
$1.8B
Per Capita
$16,868

Concord, NC

Pop. 105K

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

Brockton, MA

Pop. 105K

D
Total Spending
$6.1B
Per Capita
$58,373

Rio Rancho, NM

Pop. 104K

A
Total Spending
$1.0B
Per Capita
$9,705

San Mateo, CA

Pop. 104K

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

Rialto, CA

Pop. 104K

C

Spokane Valley, WA

Pop. 104K

B
Total Spending
$528.9M
Per Capita
$5,097

Menifee, CA

Pop. 104K

C

Daly City, CA

Pop. 104K

C

South Bend, IN

Pop. 103K

D
Total Spending
$3.7B
Per Capita
$35,719

Chico, CA

Pop. 103K

C

Nampa, ID

Pop. 103K

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

Wichita Falls, TX

Pop. 102K

A
Total Spending
$1.2B
Per Capita
$12,130

Riverview, FL

Pop. 102K

C

Norwalk, CA

Pop. 102K

C

Lee's Summit, MO

Pop. 102K

C

Vacaville, CA

Pop. 102K

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

Highlands Ranch, CO

Pop. 102K

C

Davenport, IA

Pop. 101K

A
Total Spending
$1.4B
Per Capita
$14,236

San Tan Valley, AZ

Pop. 101K

C

Quincy, MA

Pop. 101K

D
Total Spending
$4.8B
Per Capita
$47,287

Edinburg, TX

Pop. 101K

C

Lynn, MA

Pop. 101K

D
Total Spending
$5.5B
Per Capita
$54,972

New Bedford, MA

Pop. 101K

D
Total Spending
$5.0B
Per Capita
$49,215

Frequently Asked Questions

How many mid-size cities are tracked on CitySpend?

CitySpend tracks 303 mid-size cities with populations 100K to 500K. Together they represent 54.5M residents.

What is the average fiscal health score for mid-size cities?

The average fiscal health score for mid-size cities is 62 out of 100. They average $24,923 in spending per capita and $503 in debt per capita.

How does city size affect fiscal health?

Larger cities tend to have higher per-capita spending due to complex urban service needs (transit, housing, public safety). Smaller cities often show lower per-capita debt but may rely more heavily on a single revenue source like property taxes.

What data sources are used for city spending comparisons?

All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. Population figures are from the American Community Survey. Our Fiscal Health Score is a proprietary composite of six weighted factors.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. Per-capita figures based on American Community Survey population estimates.