Moody’s Investor Services uses a unique rating scale, running from a high of Aaa to a low of C, to determine the Bond Rating for each city and county in the country. The rating scale is then divided into two sections, investment grade and speculative grade. The rating is Moody’s opinion of the credit quality... More
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Regional Bond Rating Index
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Government Transparency
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Government Transparency
U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) evaluated the transparency of governments across the country in matters related to the spending of public funds. In general, PIRG evaluated how well city governments provide online access to government spending and service request data. Researchers examined factors such as the range of the information available to the public,... More
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Metropolitan Power Diffusion Index
The Center for Metropolitan Studies at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh provides the Metropolitan Power Diffusion Index (MPDI) for the 942 U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, based on 2009 core-based statistical area (CBSA) definitions. Using data from the Census of Governments individual government data, the MPDI is a... More
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Local Governments – Benchmark Regions
Data here are compiled from the U.S. Census of Governments. Local government includes general-purpose governments, such as counties, municipalities and boroughs; school districts; and special-purpose governments — public bodies like parking authorities and sewer districts with limited mandates. More
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Local Governments – Pittsburgh Counties
Data here are compiled from the U.S. Census of Governments. Local government includes general-purpose governments, such as counties, municipalities and boroughs; school districts; and special-purpose governments — public bodies like parking authorities and sewer districts with limited mandates. More
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Municipalities – Benchmark Regions
Data here are compiled from the U.S. Census of Governments. General-purpose local governments play an important role in our communities. They have broad mandates to assess taxes and to provide public services ranging from public safety to economic development. These governments primarily include counties and municipal level governments. In Pennsylvania, municipal level governments include cities,... More
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Municipalities – Pittsburgh Counties
Data here are compiled from the U.S. Census of Governments. General-purpose local governments play an important role in our communities. They have broad mandates to assess taxes and to provide public services ranging from public safety to economic development. These governments primarily include counties and municipal level governments. In Pennsylvania, municipal level governments include cities,... More
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School Districts – Benchmark Regions
Data here are compiled from the U.S. Census of Governments. School districts in most states function as independent local governments with their own elected governance. Though limited in mandate, school districts make up a large part of local government across the nation, accounting for 32% of all local government expenditures. When adjusted for population, this... More
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School Districts – Pittsburgh Counties
Data here are compiled from the U.S. Census of Governments. School districts in most states function as independent local governments with their own elected governance. Though limited in mandate, school districts make up a large part of local government across the nation, accounting for 32% of all local government expenditures. When adjusted for population, this... More