Mesa, AZ vs Tucson, AZ
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Tucson spends 19.0% more per capita than Mesa ($2,991/person difference). Mesa, AZ has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).
Fiscal Health Score
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
55/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden10
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Mesa
Tucson
Total Spending
$6.4B
$8.5B
Spending / Capita
$12,768
$15,759
Total Revenue
$18.0B
$12.6B
Revenue / Capita
$35,688
$23,276
Total Debt
$236.3M
$833.1M
Debt / Capita
$469
$1,540
Population
503,390
541,033
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Mesa$422
Tucson$330
Highways & Roads
Mesa$192
Tucson$0
Parks & Recreation
Mesa$953
Tucson$1,229
Health
Mesa$147
Tucson$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MesaTucson
| Property Tax | $47 | $5 |
| Sales Tax | $463 | $309 |
| Income Tax | $1,376 | $1,107 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,383 | $23,276 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,334 | $4,534 |
| Other | $2,253 | $952 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MesaTucson
| Fire Protection | $422 | $330 |
| Highways & Roads | $192 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $829 | $1,181 |
| Health | $147 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $537 | $1,314 |
| Parks & Recreation | $953 | $1,229 |
| Housing | $4,190 | $3,091 |
| Sewerage | $38 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,376 | $3,555 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,735 |
| Other | $3,082 | $3,322 |
A
Mesa, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Tucson, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health