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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Albany, NY vs New York, NY

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

New York spends 63.9% more per capita than Albany ($82,524/person difference). New York, NY has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Albany, NY
Pop. 99,692
C
63/100
Budget Balance50
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
New York, NY
Pop. 8,622,467
C
64/100
Budget Balance55
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Albany
New York
Total Spending
$4.6B
$1113.3B
Spending / Capita
$46,595
$129,119
Total Revenue
$2.9B
$1271.6B
Revenue / Capita
$29,490
$147,477
Total Debt
$0
$4.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$462
Population
99,692
8,622,467
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Albany$3,815
New York$1,512
Fire Protection
Albany$558
New York$11,050
Highways & Roads
Albany$391
New York$221
Parks & Recreation
Albany$663
New York$868
Education
Albany$0
New York$37,892
Health
Albany$91
New York$417

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

AlbanyNew York
Property Tax
$0
$5
Sales Tax
$1,242
$399
Income Tax
$0
$19
Intergovernmental
$3,947
$20,520
Charges & Fees
$0
$1,835
Other
$6,604
$3,593

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

AlbanyNew York
Police
$3,815
$1,512
Fire Protection
$558
$11,050
Highways & Roads
$391
$221
Education
$0
$37,892
Public Welfare
$1,363
$1,116
Health
$91
$417
Hospitals
$0
$6,467
Parks & Recreation
$663
$868
Housing
$2,042
$7,137
Sewerage
$0
$315
Utilities
$13,046
$13,371
Interest on Debt
$88
$11,706
General Admin
$0
$11,668
Other
$24,538
$25,380
C
Albany, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health

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