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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Dallas, TX vs New York, NY

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

New York spends 73.0% more per capita than Dallas ($94,270/person difference). New York, NY has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Dallas, TX
Pop. 1,300,642
C
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
New York, NY
Pop. 8,622,467
C
64/100
Budget Balance55
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Dallas
New York
Total Spending
$45.3B
$1113.3B
Spending / Capita
$34,849
$129,119
Total Revenue
$7.1B
$1271.6B
Revenue / Capita
$5,474
$147,477
Total Debt
$0
$4.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$462
Population
1,300,642
8,622,467
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Dallas$1,519
New York$1,512
Fire Protection
Dallas$305
New York$11,050
Highways & Roads
Dallas$201
New York$221
Parks & Recreation
Dallas$0
New York$868
Education
Dallas$62
New York$37,892
Health
Dallas$0
New York$417

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

DallasNew York
Property Tax
$9
$5
Sales Tax
$25
$399
Income Tax
$0
$19
Intergovernmental
$1,223
$20,520
Charges & Fees
$0
$1,835
Other
$584
$3,593

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

DallasNew York
Police
$1,519
$1,512
Fire Protection
$305
$11,050
Highways & Roads
$201
$221
Education
$62
$37,892
Public Welfare
$215
$1,116
Health
$0
$417
Hospitals
$385
$6,467
Parks & Recreation
$0
$868
Housing
$444
$7,137
Sewerage
$0
$315
Utilities
$833
$13,371
Interest on Debt
$0
$11,706
General Admin
$25,827
$11,668
Other
$5,059
$25,380
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health

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