Albuquerque, NM vs San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA and Albuquerque, NM spend within 4.0% of each other per resident — $17,934 versus $17,237 — so on the headline spending-per-capita measure the two cities are effectively neck and neck.

San Jose, CA holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 90/100 (grade A) against 81/100 (grade A) for Albuquerque, NM — a 9-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

San Jose, CA reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Albuquerque, NM carries $613 per resident. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Albuquerque, NM at $1,990 per resident and in San Jose, CA at $1,424.

They also fund themselves differently: charges and fees is the largest single revenue source in Albuquerque, NM at 11% of total revenue, whereas San Jose, CA relies most on other revenue at 9%.