Austin, TX vs Miami, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Miami spends 22.8% more per capita than Austin ($6,423/person difference). Austin, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 75/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
75/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden38
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Austin
Miami
Total Spending
$20.9B
$12.5B
Spending / Capita
$21,772
$28,195
Total Revenue
$74.4B
$6.7B
Revenue / Capita
$77,600
$15,037
Total Debt
$1.2B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,229
$0
Population
958,202
443,665
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Austin$634
Miami$7,399
Parks & Recreation
Austin$1,801
Miami$1,783
Education
Austin$51
Miami$0
Health
Austin$517
Miami$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinMiami
| Property Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $526 | $1,647 |
| Income Tax | $1,465 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,031 | $15,037 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,247 | $0 |
| Other | $5,645 | $1,399 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinMiami
| Fire Protection | $634 | $7,399 |
| Education | $51 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,837 | $109 |
| Health | $517 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $664 | $1,499 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,801 | $1,783 |
| Housing | $3,741 | $6,840 |
| Sewerage | $865 | $699 |
| Utilities | $3,264 | $1,295 |
| Other | $8,399 | $8,572 |
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health