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

Long Beach, CA vs Anaheim, CA

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

Summary

Long Beach spends 45.5% more per capita than Anaheim ($10,717/person difference). Anaheim, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 78/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Long Beach, CA
Pop. 462,293
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Anaheim, CA
Pop. 347,111
B
78/100
Budget Balance66
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Long Beach
Anaheim
Total Spending
$15.8B
$8.2B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$23,533
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$35.1B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$101,055
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
462,293
347,111
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Anaheim$254
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Anaheim$2,078
Health
Long Beach$477
Anaheim$358

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachAnaheim
Sales Tax
$36
$1,788
Income Tax
$1,760
$2,380
Intergovernmental
$1,688
$1,297
Charges & Fees
$2,424
$2,764
Other
$8,836
$5,232

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachAnaheim
Fire Protection
$0
$254
Public Welfare
$1,317
$813
Health
$477
$358
Hospitals
$2,751
$4,753
Parks & Recreation
$698
$2,078
Housing
$5,782
$5,592
Sewerage
$86
$726
Utilities
$3,889
$3,943
Interest on Debt
$2,718
$0
Other
$16,533
$5,014
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
B
Anaheim, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 78/100
Good fiscal health

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