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

New York, NY vs Sacramento, CA

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

Summary

New York spends 81.8% more per capita than Sacramento ($58,099/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
Sacramento, CA
Pop. 523,600
C
57/100
Budget Balance29
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
New York
Sacramento
Total Spending
$1113.3B
$37.2B
Spending / Capita
$129,119
$71,020
Total Revenue
$1271.6B
$33.3B
Revenue / Capita
$147,477
$63,682
Total Debt
$4.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$462
$0
Population
8,622,467
523,600
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
New York$1,512
Sacramento$5,402
Fire Protection
New York$11,050
Sacramento$2,466
Highways & Roads
New York$221
Sacramento$0
Parks & Recreation
New York$868
Sacramento$1,437
Education
New York$37,892
Sacramento$2,684
Health
New York$417
Sacramento$18

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkSacramento
Property Tax
$5
$1,465
Sales Tax
$399
$378
Income Tax
$19
$3,104
Intergovernmental
$20,520
$3,400
Charges & Fees
$1,835
$3,239
Other
$3,593
$5,072

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkSacramento
Police
$1,512
$5,402
Fire Protection
$11,050
$2,466
Highways & Roads
$221
$0
Education
$37,892
$2,684
Public Welfare
$1,116
$3,470
Health
$417
$18
Hospitals
$6,467
$0
Parks & Recreation
$868
$1,437
Housing
$7,137
$8,577
Sewerage
$315
$103
Utilities
$13,371
$19,920
Interest on Debt
$11,706
$162
General Admin
$11,668
$0
Other
$25,380
$26,782
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health
C
Sacramento, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health

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