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

New York, NY vs Fresno, CA

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

Summary

New York spends 197.6% more per capita than Fresno ($85,732/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
Fresno, CA
Pop. 541,528
C
50/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
New York
Fresno
Total Spending
$1113.3B
$23.5B
Spending / Capita
$129,119
$43,387
Total Revenue
$1271.6B
$6.0B
Revenue / Capita
$147,477
$10,998
Total Debt
$4.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$462
$0
Population
8,622,467
541,528
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
New York$1,512
Fresno$3,261
Fire Protection
New York$11,050
Fresno$568
Highways & Roads
New York$221
Fresno$0
Parks & Recreation
New York$868
Fresno$76
Education
New York$37,892
Fresno$3,942
Health
New York$417
Fresno$599

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkFresno
Property Tax
$5
$337
Sales Tax
$399
$19
Income Tax
$19
$501
Intergovernmental
$20,520
-$4,470
Charges & Fees
$1,835
$11
Other
$3,593
$2,070

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkFresno
Police
$1,512
$3,261
Fire Protection
$11,050
$568
Highways & Roads
$221
$0
Education
$37,892
$3,942
Public Welfare
$1,116
$1,946
Health
$417
$599
Hospitals
$6,467
$0
Parks & Recreation
$868
$76
Housing
$7,137
$2,856
Sewerage
$315
$0
Utilities
$13,371
$15,340
Interest on Debt
$11,706
$255
General Admin
$11,668
$0
Other
$25,380
$14,545
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health
C
Fresno, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 50/100
Average fiscal health

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