Long Beach, CA vs San Antonio, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 102.2% more per capita than San Antonio ($17,307/person difference). San Antonio, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
San Antonio
Total Spending
$15.8B
$24.5B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$16,943
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$124.1B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$85,853
Total Debt
$0
$3.1B
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,131
Population
462,293
1,445,662
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
San Antonio$396
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
San Antonio$158
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
San Antonio$1,045
Education
Long Beach$0
San Antonio$23
Health
Long Beach$477
San Antonio$293
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachSan Antonio
| Property Tax | $0 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $36 | $293 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $1,000 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $14,312 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $4,025 |
| Other | $8,836 | $3,184 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachSan Antonio
| Fire Protection | $0 | $396 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $158 |
| Education | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $1,188 |
| Health | $477 | $293 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $993 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $1,045 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $3,570 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $100 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $3,826 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $0 |
| Other | $16,533 | $5,352 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health