Local spending by service
Each service is compared on its own, because local governments provide different mixes of services.
Services
| Service | Governments with 25,000+ residents reporting it | Highest per resident |
|---|---|---|
| Police | 2,131 | Beverly Hills, CA |
| Fire protection | 1,596 | Johnston Town, RI |
| Roads and highways | 2,082 | Leesburg Town, VA |
| Sewerage | 1,345 | Binghamton, NY |
| Solid waste | 1,553 | Lancaster, OH |
| Parks and recreation | 2,014 | Wheeling, WV |
| Libraries | 1,155 | Derry Township, PA |
| Water | 1,194 | Milford Town, MA |
| Transit | 534 | San Francisco City and County, CA |
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Source and coverage
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, individual unit file (revision 07/15/2026). Our per-resident figures are our own calculation; the Census Bureau has not reviewed or sanctioned them. Census has not reviewed unit data as a time series, and the data may contain non-sampling error.
Census unit file. Covers counties, cities and townships for fiscal year 2022 only, not a trend. Governments where Census estimated part of the spending are left out, so a missing place is not a zero: about 14,200 of 38,400 are absent for that reason. Pushbuild is not affiliated with any government listed.