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

Long Beach, CA vs New York, NY

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

Summary

New York spends 73.5% more per capita than Long Beach ($94,869/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).

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
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
Long Beach
New York
Total Spending
$15.8B
$1113.3B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$129,119
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$1271.6B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$147,477
Total Debt
$0
$4.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$462
Population
462,293
8,622,467
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Long Beach$0
New York$1,512
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
New York$11,050
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
New York$221
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
New York$868
Education
Long Beach$0
New York$37,892
Health
Long Beach$477
New York$417

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachNew York
Property Tax
$0
$5
Sales Tax
$36
$399
Income Tax
$1,760
$19
Intergovernmental
$1,688
$20,520
Charges & Fees
$2,424
$1,835
Other
$8,836
$3,593

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachNew York
Police
$0
$1,512
Fire Protection
$0
$11,050
Highways & Roads
$0
$221
Education
$0
$37,892
Public Welfare
$1,317
$1,116
Health
$477
$417
Hospitals
$2,751
$6,467
Parks & Recreation
$698
$868
Housing
$5,782
$7,137
Sewerage
$86
$315
Utilities
$3,889
$13,371
Interest on Debt
$2,718
$11,706
General Admin
$0
$11,668
Other
$16,533
$25,380
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health

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