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

New York, NY vs San Jose, CA

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

Summary

New York spends 620.0% more per capita than San Jose ($111,185/person difference). San Jose, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).

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
San Jose, CA
Pop. 1,001,176
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency98
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
New York
San Jose
Total Spending
$1113.3B
$18.0B
Spending / Capita
$129,119
$17,934
Total Revenue
$1271.6B
$38.1B
Revenue / Capita
$147,477
$38,091
Total Debt
$4.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$462
$0
Population
8,622,467
1,001,176
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
New York$1,512
San Jose$0
Fire Protection
New York$11,050
San Jose$0
Highways & Roads
New York$221
San Jose$0
Parks & Recreation
New York$868
San Jose$1,424
Education
New York$37,892
San Jose$0
Health
New York$417
San Jose$609

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkSan Jose
Property Tax
$5
$40
Sales Tax
$399
$315
Income Tax
$19
$1,935
Intergovernmental
$20,520
$2,680
Charges & Fees
$1,835
$608
Other
$3,593
$3,519

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkSan Jose
Police
$1,512
$0
Fire Protection
$11,050
$0
Highways & Roads
$221
$0
Education
$37,892
$0
Public Welfare
$1,116
$810
Health
$417
$609
Hospitals
$6,467
$1,254
Parks & Recreation
$868
$1,424
Housing
$7,137
$4,897
Sewerage
$315
$161
Utilities
$13,371
$2,533
Interest on Debt
$11,706
$0
General Admin
$11,668
$0
Other
$25,380
$6,247
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health
A
San Jose, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health

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