Government spending and efficiency.

Overall, the difference in spending between high- and low-cost cities and towns can be quite large. Caution must be used in comparing municipal packs however, because urban municipalities are responsible for more [i]or[/i] less kinds of services not incurred by means of towns and cities located in rural and suburban settings. The take away from of police and fire protection, for instance, differs greatly.

Municipal bundles Per Capita

Excluding police and firefighter pensions, towns and cities in Lake shire spent, on average, $359 for resident in 2003. (Data for Lake Station were not available at the