The Coming Rail Tax Burden:

Light rail costs in comparison to population size

Cost in 

Metro area

Cost

MSA

millions

population

per

2006$'s

(thous.)

capita

Dallas

$1,067

5,222

$204

Denver

$358

2,582

$139

Portland

$1,643

2,265

$725

Sacramento

$307

1,797

$171

Salt Lake City

$376

1,334

$282

St. Louis

$464

2,604

$178

Pittsburgh

$1,051

2,571

$409

Honolulu

$6,400

980

$6,531