Arlington, TX vs Long Beach, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 65.6% more per capita than Arlington ($22,481/person difference). Arlington, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 83/100).
Fiscal Health Score
A
83/100
Budget Balance78
Debt Burden96
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity89
Trend Direction50
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Arlington
Long Beach
Total Spending
$4.6B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$11,769
$34,250
Total Revenue
$23.8B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$60,454
$75,389
Total Debt
$233.8M
$0
Debt / Capita
$594
$0
Population
393,469
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Arlington$160
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
Arlington$149
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Arlington$1,352
Long Beach$698
Health
Arlington$219
Long Beach$477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ArlingtonLong Beach
| Sales Tax | $507 | $36 |
| Income Tax | $73 | $1,760 |
| Intergovernmental | $25,062 | $1,688 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,949 | $2,424 |
| Other | $3,897 | $8,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ArlingtonLong Beach
| Fire Protection | $160 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $149 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $826 | $1,317 |
| Health | $219 | $477 |
| Hospitals | $152 | $2,751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,352 | $698 |
| Housing | $2,981 | $5,782 |
| Sewerage | $141 | $86 |
| Utilities | $1,385 | $3,889 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,718 |
| Other | $4,404 | $16,533 |
A
Arlington, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 83/100
Excellent fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health