Jacksonville, FL vs Fresno, CA

Fresno, CA spends 38% more per resident than Jacksonville, FL: $43,387 against $31,456. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Jacksonville, FL edges Fresno, CA on the Fiscal Health Score by 3 points — 53/100 (grade C) to 50/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

Fresno, CA reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Jacksonville, FL carries $2,821 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Jacksonville, FL leads with fire protection at $9,436 per resident, while Fresno, CA leads with education at $3,942.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Jacksonville, FL at 14% of total revenue, whereas Fresno, CA relies most on other revenue at 19%.