Chicago, IL vs San Antonio, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chicago spends 103.9% more per capita than San Antonio ($17,609/person difference). San Antonio, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden61
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Chicago
San Antonio
Total Spending
$94.0B
$24.5B
Spending / Capita
$34,551
$16,943
Total Revenue
$231.6B
$124.1B
Revenue / Capita
$85,083
$85,853
Total Debt
$2.7B
$3.1B
Debt / Capita
$977
$2,131
Population
2,721,914
1,445,662
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Chicago$10,754
San Antonio$396
Highways & Roads
Chicago$930
San Antonio$158
Parks & Recreation
Chicago$122
San Antonio$1,045
Education
Chicago$0
San Antonio$23
Health
Chicago$426
San Antonio$293
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoSan Antonio
| Property Tax | $26 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $74 | $293 |
| Income Tax | $229 | $1,000 |
| Intergovernmental | $85,083 | $14,312 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,847 | $4,025 |
| Other | $3,463 | $3,184 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoSan Antonio
| Fire Protection | $10,754 | $396 |
| Highways & Roads | $930 | $158 |
| Education | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $1,858 | $1,188 |
| Health | $426 | $293 |
| Hospitals | $1,444 | $993 |
| Parks & Recreation | $122 | $1,045 |
| Housing | $6,520 | $3,570 |
| Sewerage | $129 | $100 |
| Utilities | $2,983 | $3,826 |
| Other | $9,385 | $5,352 |
C
Chicago, IL
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health