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

New York, NY vs Jacksonville, FL

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

Summary

New York spends 310.5% more per capita than Jacksonville ($97,663/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
Jacksonville, FL
Pop. 950,203
C
53/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency36
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
New York
Jacksonville
Total Spending
$1113.3B
$29.9B
Spending / Capita
$129,119
$31,456
Total Revenue
$1271.6B
$50.9B
Revenue / Capita
$147,477
$53,517
Total Debt
$4.0B
$2.7B
Debt / Capita
$462
$2,821
Population
8,622,467
950,203
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
New York$1,512
Jacksonville$18
Fire Protection
New York$11,050
Jacksonville$9,436
Highways & Roads
New York$221
Jacksonville$0
Parks & Recreation
New York$868
Jacksonville$1,329
Education
New York$37,892
Jacksonville$0
Health
New York$417
Jacksonville$332

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkJacksonville
Property Tax
$5
$10
Sales Tax
$399
$233
Income Tax
$19
$762
Intergovernmental
$20,520
$7,348
Charges & Fees
$1,835
$2,119
Other
$3,593
$4,705

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkJacksonville
Police
$1,512
$18
Fire Protection
$11,050
$9,436
Highways & Roads
$221
$0
Education
$37,892
$0
Public Welfare
$1,116
$486
Health
$417
$332
Hospitals
$6,467
$557
Parks & Recreation
$868
$1,329
Housing
$7,137
$5,572
Sewerage
$315
$176
Utilities
$13,371
$1,835
Interest on Debt
$11,706
$1,942
General Admin
$11,668
$0
Other
$25,380
$9,771
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health
C
Jacksonville, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health

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