El Paso, TX vs Virginia Beach, VA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Virginia Beach spends 42.9% more per capita than El Paso ($18,256/person difference). El Paso, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 61/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
D
47/100
Budget Balance28
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
El Paso
Virginia Beach
Total Spending
$16.4B
$19.5B
Spending / Capita
$24,259
$42,515
Total Revenue
$4.8B
$14.6B
Revenue / Capita
$7,115
$31,808
Total Debt
$0
$135.8M
Debt / Capita
$0
$297
Population
677,181
457,900
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
El Paso$1,159
Virginia Beach$1,126
Fire Protection
El Paso$233
Virginia Beach$512
Highways & Roads
El Paso$83
Virginia Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
El Paso$151
Virginia Beach$1,574
Education
El Paso$0
Virginia Beach$21,342
Health
El Paso$0
Virginia Beach$426
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
El PasoVirginia Beach
| Sales Tax | $65 | $673 |
| Income Tax | $12 | $831 |
| Intergovernmental | $690 | $31,808 |
| Charges & Fees | $31 | $1,462 |
| Other | $550 | $3,301 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
El PasoVirginia Beach
| Police | $1,159 | $1,126 |
| Fire Protection | $233 | $512 |
| Highways & Roads | $83 | $0 |
| Education | $0 | $21,342 |
| Public Welfare | $299 | $2,071 |
| Health | $0 | $426 |
| Hospitals | $11 | $1,036 |
| Parks & Recreation | $151 | $1,574 |
| Housing | $958 | $2,788 |
| Sewerage | $6 | $140 |
| Utilities | $224 | $3,523 |
| Interest on Debt | $40 | $0 |
| General Admin | $17,951 | $0 |
| Other | $3,145 | $7,978 |
C
El Paso, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
D
Virginia Beach, VA
Fiscal Health Score: 47/100
Below average fiscal health