Miami, FL vs Tucson, AZ
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Miami spends 78.9% more per capita than Tucson ($12,436/person difference). Tucson, AZ has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 55/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
55/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden10
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Miami
Tucson
Total Spending
$12.5B
$8.5B
Spending / Capita
$28,195
$15,759
Total Revenue
$6.7B
$12.6B
Revenue / Capita
$15,037
$23,276
Total Debt
$0
$833.1M
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,540
Population
443,665
541,033
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Miami$7,399
Tucson$330
Parks & Recreation
Miami$1,783
Tucson$1,229
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MiamiTucson
| Property Tax | $0 | $5 |
| Sales Tax | $1,647 | $309 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1,107 |
| Intergovernmental | $15,037 | $23,276 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $4,534 |
| Other | $1,399 | $952 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MiamiTucson
| Fire Protection | $7,399 | $330 |
| Public Welfare | $109 | $1,181 |
| Hospitals | $1,499 | $1,314 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,783 | $1,229 |
| Housing | $6,840 | $3,091 |
| Sewerage | $699 | $0 |
| Utilities | $1,295 | $3,555 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,735 |
| Other | $8,572 | $3,322 |
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
C
Tucson, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health