Albuquerque, NM vs Oakland, CA

Oakland, CA outspends Albuquerque, NM by a wide margin per resident — $30,055 versus $17,237, a 74% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Albuquerque, NM holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 81/100 (grade A) against 72/100 (grade B) for Oakland, CA — a 9-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Oakland, CA reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Albuquerque, NM carries $613 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Albuquerque, NM leads with parks and recreation at $1,990 per resident, while Oakland, CA leads with health at $1,016.

They also fund themselves differently: charges and fees is the largest single revenue source in Albuquerque, NM at 11% of total revenue, whereas Oakland, CA relies most on intergovernmental transfers at 100%.