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

New York, NY vs Long Beach, CA

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

Summary

New York spends 277.0% more per capita than Long Beach ($94,869/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).

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
Long Beach, CA
Pop. 462,293
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
New York
Long Beach
Total Spending
$1113.3B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$129,119
$34,250
Total Revenue
$1271.6B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$147,477
$75,389
Total Debt
$4.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$462
$0
Population
8,622,467
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
New York$1,512
Long Beach$0
Fire Protection
New York$11,050
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
New York$221
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
New York$868
Long Beach$698
Education
New York$37,892
Long Beach$0
Health
New York$417
Long Beach$477

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkLong Beach
Property Tax
$5
$0
Sales Tax
$399
$36
Income Tax
$19
$1,760
Intergovernmental
$20,520
$1,688
Charges & Fees
$1,835
$2,424
Other
$3,593
$8,836

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkLong Beach
Police
$1,512
$0
Fire Protection
$11,050
$0
Highways & Roads
$221
$0
Education
$37,892
$0
Public Welfare
$1,116
$1,317
Health
$417
$477
Hospitals
$6,467
$2,751
Parks & Recreation
$868
$698
Housing
$7,137
$5,782
Sewerage
$315
$86
Utilities
$13,371
$3,889
Interest on Debt
$11,706
$2,718
General Admin
$11,668
$0
Other
$25,380
$16,533
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health

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