Bakersfield, CA vs Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque, NM spends 49% more per resident than Bakersfield, CA: $17,237 against $11,576. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Albuquerque, NM holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 81/100 (grade A) against 56/100 (grade C) for Bakersfield, CA — a 25-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Bakersfield, 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 Bakersfield, CA at $741 per resident and in Albuquerque, NM at $1,990.

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