Getting Started with the FiSC Database

The Fiscally Standardized Cities (FiSC) database makes it possible to compare local government finances for over 200 of the largest U.S. cities. Users can choose cities, years, and revenue and spending variables.

FiSC estimates account for the fact that some city governments provide the full array of local government services, whereas others share the responsibility with overlying counties, school districts, and special purpose districts. FiSCs are constructed by adding revenues and expenditures of each central city municipal government to a portion of the revenues and expenditures of overlying governments, including counties, independent school districts, and special districts. FiSCs provides a full picture of revenues raised from city residents and businesses and spending on their behalf, whether done by the city government or a separate overlying government.

  1. Create a FiSC Table

Select Your Cities

Selected City Dataset:

  • Population Size

  • Region

Option 2 of 2: Select Individual Cities

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Select Years

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Select Revenue & Spending Categories

Select this option to generate a report based on the three key fiscal data sets below. The report will include a table for each data set, accessible via its respective tab.

Revenue Mix

General Revenue, State & Federal Aid, Property Tax, Sales Tax, Income Tax, Charges, Miscellaneous Revenue

Expenditure Mix

Education, Public Safety, Health & Welfare, Transportation, Government Administration

Revenue Trends

General Revenue per Capital

Option 2 of 2: Select Individual Revenue & Spending Categories

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My FiSC Table

My Cities

My Years

NOTE: Key Fiscal Data is only available for 2020 and 2021. Editing these years will require a change to your Revenue & Spending Categories.

My Revenue & Spending Categories
Display Table by...
  • Units: Per Capita
  • Inflation Adjustment: Per Capita
  • Government Type: Fiscally Standardized City
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