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

El Paso, TX vs New York, NY

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

Summary

New York spends 81.2% more per capita than El Paso ($104,860/person difference). New York, NY has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
El Paso, TX
Pop. 677,181
C
61/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
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
El Paso
New York
Total Spending
$16.4B
$1113.3B
Spending / Capita
$24,259
$129,119
Total Revenue
$4.8B
$1271.6B
Revenue / Capita
$7,115
$147,477
Total Debt
$0
$4.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$462
Population
677,181
8,622,467
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
El Paso$1,159
New York$1,512
Fire Protection
El Paso$233
New York$11,050
Highways & Roads
El Paso$83
New York$221
Parks & Recreation
El Paso$151
New York$868
Education
El Paso$0
New York$37,892
Health
El Paso$0
New York$417

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

El PasoNew York
Property Tax
$0
$5
Sales Tax
$65
$399
Income Tax
$12
$19
Intergovernmental
$690
$20,520
Charges & Fees
$31
$1,835
Other
$550
$3,593

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

El PasoNew York
Police
$1,159
$1,512
Fire Protection
$233
$11,050
Highways & Roads
$83
$221
Education
$0
$37,892
Public Welfare
$299
$1,116
Health
$0
$417
Hospitals
$11
$6,467
Parks & Recreation
$151
$868
Housing
$958
$7,137
Sewerage
$6
$315
Utilities
$224
$13,371
Interest on Debt
$40
$11,706
General Admin
$17,951
$11,668
Other
$3,145
$25,380
C
El Paso, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health

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