Long Beach, CA vs Virginia Beach, VA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Virginia Beach spends 19.4% more per capita than Long Beach ($8,265/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
D
47/100
Budget Balance28
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Virginia Beach
Total Spending
$15.8B
$19.5B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$42,515
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$14.6B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$31,808
Total Debt
$0
$135.8M
Debt / Capita
$0
$297
Population
462,293
457,900
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Long Beach$0
Virginia Beach$1,126
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Virginia Beach$512
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Virginia Beach$1,574
Education
Long Beach$0
Virginia Beach$21,342
Health
Long Beach$477
Virginia Beach$426
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachVirginia Beach
| Sales Tax | $36 | $673 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $831 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $31,808 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $1,462 |
| Other | $8,836 | $3,301 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachVirginia Beach
| Police | $0 | $1,126 |
| Fire Protection | $0 | $512 |
| Education | $0 | $21,342 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $2,071 |
| Health | $477 | $426 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $1,036 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $1,574 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $2,788 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $140 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $3,523 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $0 |
| Other | $16,533 | $7,978 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
D
Virginia Beach, VA
Fiscal Health Score: 47/100
Below average fiscal health