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

New York, NY vs Mount Vernon, NY

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

Summary

New York spends 608.9% 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
New York, NY
Pop. 8,622,467
C
64/100
Budget Balance55
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Mount Vernon, NY
Pop. 72,817
C
53/100
Budget Balance12
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency62
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

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

Per Capita Spending by Department

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

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

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

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

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

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