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

Kansas City, MO vs New York, NY

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

Summary

New York spends 82.3% more per capita than Kansas City ($106,300/person difference). New York, NY has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Kansas City, MO
Pop. 505,958
C
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
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
Kansas City
New York
Total Spending
$11.5B
$1113.3B
Spending / Capita
$22,820
$129,119
Total Revenue
$675.4M
$1271.6B
Revenue / Capita
$1,335
$147,477
Total Debt
$0
$4.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$462
Population
505,958
8,622,467
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Kansas City$0
New York$1,512
Fire Protection
Kansas City$119
New York$11,050
Highways & Roads
Kansas City$0
New York$221
Parks & Recreation
Kansas City$1,309
New York$868
Education
Kansas City$0
New York$37,892
Health
Kansas City$0
New York$417

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Kansas CityNew York
Property Tax
$0
$5
Sales Tax
$623
$399
Income Tax
$0
$19
Intergovernmental
$7
$20,520
Charges & Fees
$3,794
$1,835
Other
$11,150
$3,593

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Kansas CityNew York
Police
$0
$1,512
Fire Protection
$119
$11,050
Highways & Roads
$0
$221
Education
$0
$37,892
Public Welfare
$3,018
$1,116
Health
$0
$417
Hospitals
$1,849
$6,467
Parks & Recreation
$1,309
$868
Housing
$4,681
$7,137
Sewerage
$0
$315
Utilities
$3,123
$13,371
Interest on Debt
$0
$11,706
General Admin
$0
$11,668
Other
$8,721
$25,380
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health

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