Budget Trends Report for U.S. Cities
Discover the U.S. cities most ready to invest in 2026.
Every month, Starbridge processes millions of public documents—board meeting minutes, strategic plans, RFPs, and contracts—to help businesses identify their best-fit public sector customers.
Executive summary
We ranked which cities have the budget for new products and services this year. We analyzed thousands of public documents including:
- YoY budget trends, funding cuts and allocated funding sources
- Leadership changes
- Layoffs, hiring sprees /freezes, new grants
- Major population changes
- Meeting videos & transcripts and more
The Starbridge propensity score tells you the color around every account - helping you to know who is going to spend and why.
Top trends
- 36 cities are aggressively spending in 2026.
- 38% of cities are open to spend this year.
- California has the highest concentration of aggressive spenders.
What you’ll learn
- Which cities show the strongest budget increases, and why
- Where city budgets are shrinking, and how that affects purchasing behavior
- Where vendors should prioritize (or deprioritize) outreach based on city budget momentum
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