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

New York, NY vs Bakersfield, CA

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

Summary

New York spends 1015.4% more per capita than Bakersfield ($117,544/person difference). New York, NY has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
New York, NY
Pop. 8,622,467
C
64/100
Budget Balance55
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Bakersfield, CA
Pop. 404,321
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
New York
Bakersfield
Total Spending
$1113.3B
$4.7B
Spending / Capita
$129,119
$11,576
Total Revenue
$1271.6B
$1.6B
Revenue / Capita
$147,477
$3,862
Total Debt
$4.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$462
$0
Population
8,622,467
404,321
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
New York$1,512
Bakersfield$0
Fire Protection
New York$11,050
Bakersfield$0
Highways & Roads
New York$221
Bakersfield$0
Parks & Recreation
New York$868
Bakersfield$741
Education
New York$37,892
Bakersfield$0
Health
New York$417
Bakersfield$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkBakersfield
Property Tax
$5
$1
Sales Tax
$399
$20
Income Tax
$19
$1,909
Intergovernmental
$20,520
$3,862
Charges & Fees
$1,835
$1,024
Other
$3,593
$1,915

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkBakersfield
Police
$1,512
$0
Fire Protection
$11,050
$0
Highways & Roads
$221
$0
Education
$37,892
$0
Public Welfare
$1,116
$840
Health
$417
$0
Hospitals
$6,467
$425
Parks & Recreation
$868
$741
Housing
$7,137
$3,391
Sewerage
$315
$265
Utilities
$13,371
$2,679
Interest on Debt
$11,706
$0
General Admin
$11,668
$0
Other
$25,380
$3,234
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health
C
Bakersfield, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health

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