BenchmarkUSA

Comparing financial health across America's local governments

10,230 Cities
3,093 Counties
7,874 Towns
3,724 Villages
689 School Districts

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Compare local sales, income, and property tax layers side by side across places like Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland, and New York City — expanding to more metro areas nationwide.

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Query millions of financial data points directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. Domain-aware caveats included automatically.

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Statewide Data

New York

Cities, counties, towns, villages, and school districts with 30 years of financial data from the NYS Comptroller.

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Statewide Data

California

City financial data from the California State Controller's Office, FY 2003-2024.

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Nonpartisan, evidence-based analysis of governance and financial data across local governments in multiple states. All data sourced from official filings and public records.