Colorado Springs, CO vs San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA spends 36% more per resident than Colorado Springs, CO: $17,934 against $13,222. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

San Jose, CA holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 90/100 (grade A) against 59/100 (grade C) for Colorado Springs, CO — a 31-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

San Jose, CA reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Colorado Springs, CO carries $3,063 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Colorado Springs, CO leads with fire protection at $1,266 per resident, while San Jose, CA leads with parks and recreation at $1,424.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Colorado Springs, CO at 13% of total revenue, whereas San Jose, CA relies most on other revenue at 9%.