Long Beach, CA vs New York, NY

New York, NY outspends Long Beach, CA by a wide margin per resident — $129,119 versus $34,250, a 277% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Long Beach, CA edges New York, NY on the Fiscal Health Score by 3 points — 67/100 (grade B) to 64/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

Long Beach, CA reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while New York, NY carries $462 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Long Beach, CA leads with parks and recreation at $698 per resident, while New York, NY leads with education at $37,892.

They also fund themselves differently: other revenue is the largest single revenue source in Long Beach, CA at 12% of total revenue, whereas New York, NY relies most on intergovernmental transfers at 14%.