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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Mount Vernon, NY vs New York, NY

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

New York spends 85.9% more per capita than Mount Vernon ($110,906/person difference). New York, NY has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Mount Vernon, NY
Pop. 72,817
C
53/100
Budget Balance12
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency62
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
New York, NY
Pop. 8,622,467
C
64/100
Budget Balance55
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Mount Vernon
New York
Total Spending
$1.3B
$1113.3B
Spending / Capita
$18,214
$129,119
Total Revenue
$137.0M
$1271.6B
Revenue / Capita
$1,881
$147,477
Total Debt
$1.3M
$4.0B
Debt / Capita
$18
$462
Population
72,817
8,622,467
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Mount Vernon$46
New York$1,512
Fire Protection
Mount Vernon$383
New York$11,050
Highways & Roads
Mount Vernon$527
New York$221
Parks & Recreation
Mount Vernon$950
New York$868
Education
Mount Vernon$0
New York$37,892
Health
Mount Vernon$0
New York$417

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Mount VernonNew York
Property Tax
$0
$5
Sales Tax
$356
$399
Income Tax
$0
$19
Intergovernmental
$1,881
$20,520
Charges & Fees
$1,441
$1,835
Other
$532
$3,593

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Mount VernonNew York
Police
$46
$1,512
Fire Protection
$383
$11,050
Highways & Roads
$527
$221
Education
$0
$37,892
Public Welfare
$335
$1,116
Health
$0
$417
Hospitals
$386
$6,467
Parks & Recreation
$950
$868
Housing
$3,774
$7,137
Sewerage
$151
$315
Utilities
$2,448
$13,371
Interest on Debt
$0
$11,706
General Admin
$0
$11,668
Other
$9,214
$25,380
C
Mount Vernon, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health

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