Cape Coral, FL vs St. Petersburg, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
St. Petersburg spends 33.9% more per capita than Cape Coral ($7,400/person difference). St. Petersburg, FL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 77/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
69/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
77/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Cape Coral
St. Petersburg
Total Spending
$2.9B
$5.7B
Spending / Capita
$14,436
$21,836
Total Revenue
$8.6B
$8.9B
Revenue / Capita
$43,347
$34,179
Total Debt
$407.1M
$0
Debt / Capita
$2,046
$0
Population
198,912
259,343
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Cape Coral$3,232
St. Petersburg$3,795
Parks & Recreation
Cape Coral$952
St. Petersburg$3,226
Education
Cape Coral$1,446
St. Petersburg$0
Health
Cape Coral$0
St. Petersburg$308
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Cape CoralSt. Petersburg
| Sales Tax | $384 | $1,480 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $2,094 |
| Intergovernmental | $177 | $34,179 |
| Charges & Fees | $1,811 | $2,683 |
| Other | $3,015 | $5,544 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Cape CoralSt. Petersburg
| Fire Protection | $3,232 | $3,795 |
| Education | $1,446 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $699 | $669 |
| Health | $0 | $308 |
| Hospitals | $15 | $546 |
| Parks & Recreation | $952 | $3,226 |
| Housing | $2,474 | $4,761 |
| Sewerage | $465 | $131 |
| Utilities | $481 | $3,465 |
| Other | $4,672 | $4,935 |
B
Cape Coral, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health
B
St. Petersburg, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 77/100
Good fiscal health