Miami, FL vs San Jose, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Miami spends 57.2% more per capita than San Jose ($10,261/person difference). San Jose, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency98
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Miami
San Jose
Total Spending
$12.5B
$18.0B
Spending / Capita
$28,195
$17,934
Total Revenue
$6.7B
$38.1B
Revenue / Capita
$15,037
$38,091
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
443,665
1,001,176
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Miami$7,399
San Jose$0
Parks & Recreation
Miami$1,783
San Jose$1,424
Health
Miami$0
San Jose$609
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MiamiSan Jose
| Property Tax | $0 | $40 |
| Sales Tax | $1,647 | $315 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1,935 |
| Intergovernmental | $15,037 | $2,680 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $608 |
| Other | $1,399 | $3,519 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MiamiSan Jose
| Fire Protection | $7,399 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $109 | $810 |
| Health | $0 | $609 |
| Hospitals | $1,499 | $1,254 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,783 | $1,424 |
| Housing | $6,840 | $4,897 |
| Sewerage | $699 | $161 |
| Utilities | $1,295 | $2,533 |
| Other | $8,572 | $6,247 |
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
A
San Jose, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health