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

New York, NY vs Portland, OR

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

Summary

New York spends 445.4% more per capita than Portland ($105,445/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
Portland, OR
Pop. 646,101
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
New York
Portland
Total Spending
$1113.3B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$129,119
$23,675
Total Revenue
$1271.6B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$147,477
$47,970
Total Debt
$4.0B
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$462
$1,574
Population
8,622,467
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
New York$1,512
Portland$0
Fire Protection
New York$11,050
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
New York$221
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
New York$868
Portland$2,477
Education
New York$37,892
Portland$0
Health
New York$417
Portland$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkPortland
Property Tax
$5
$0
Sales Tax
$399
$1,695
Income Tax
$19
$130
Intergovernmental
$20,520
$8,979
Charges & Fees
$1,835
$3,883
Other
$3,593
$7,916

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkPortland
Police
$1,512
$0
Fire Protection
$11,050
$1,700
Highways & Roads
$221
$139
Education
$37,892
$0
Public Welfare
$1,116
$3,607
Health
$417
$0
Hospitals
$6,467
$2,893
Parks & Recreation
$868
$2,477
Housing
$7,137
$3,694
Sewerage
$315
$630
Utilities
$13,371
$1,845
Interest on Debt
$11,706
$0
General Admin
$11,668
$0
Other
$25,380
$6,689
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health

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