Long Beach, CA vs Boston, MA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Boston spends 52.6% more per capita than Long Beach ($38,049/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance25
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Boston
Total Spending
$15.8B
$48.1B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$72,299
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$20.8B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$31,243
Total Debt
$0
$296.3M
Debt / Capita
$0
$445
Population
462,293
665,945
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Boston$1,107
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Boston$594
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Boston$711
Education
Long Beach$0
Boston$30,742
Health
Long Beach$477
Boston$725
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachBoston
| Sales Tax | $36 | $78 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $5,357 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $2,784 |
| Other | $8,836 | $4,557 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachBoston
| Fire Protection | $0 | $1,107 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $594 |
| Education | $0 | $30,742 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $1,110 |
| Health | $477 | $725 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $2,584 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $711 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $6,614 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $355 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $3,402 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $0 |
| General Admin | $0 | $5,401 |
| Other | $16,533 | $18,955 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Boston, MA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health