Miami, FL vs San Antonio, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Miami spends 66.4% more per capita than San Antonio ($11,253/person difference). San Antonio, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Miami
San Antonio
Total Spending
$12.5B
$24.5B
Spending / Capita
$28,195
$16,943
Total Revenue
$6.7B
$124.1B
Revenue / Capita
$15,037
$85,853
Total Debt
$0
$3.1B
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,131
Population
443,665
1,445,662
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Miami$7,399
San Antonio$396
Highways & Roads
Miami$0
San Antonio$158
Parks & Recreation
Miami$1,783
San Antonio$1,045
Education
Miami$0
San Antonio$23
Health
Miami$0
San Antonio$293
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MiamiSan Antonio
| Property Tax | $0 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $1,647 | $293 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1,000 |
| Intergovernmental | $15,037 | $14,312 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $4,025 |
| Other | $1,399 | $3,184 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MiamiSan Antonio
| Fire Protection | $7,399 | $396 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $158 |
| Education | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $109 | $1,188 |
| Health | $0 | $293 |
| Hospitals | $1,499 | $993 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,783 | $1,045 |
| Housing | $6,840 | $3,570 |
| Sewerage | $699 | $100 |
| Utilities | $1,295 | $3,826 |
| Other | $8,572 | $5,352 |
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health