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

New York, NY vs Syracuse, NY

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

Summary

New York spends 131.3% more per capita than Syracuse ($73,289/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
Syracuse, NY
Pop. 146,134
C
57/100
Budget Balance26
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
New York
Syracuse
Total Spending
$1113.3B
$8.2B
Spending / Capita
$129,119
$55,830
Total Revenue
$1271.6B
$2.0B
Revenue / Capita
$147,477
$13,918
Total Debt
$4.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$462
$0
Population
8,622,467
146,134
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
New York$1,512
Syracuse$0
Fire Protection
New York$11,050
Syracuse$282
Highways & Roads
New York$221
Syracuse$288
Parks & Recreation
New York$868
Syracuse$600
Education
New York$37,892
Syracuse$35,942
Health
New York$417
Syracuse$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkSyracuse
Property Tax
$5
$0
Sales Tax
$399
$383
Income Tax
$19
$0
Intergovernmental
$20,520
$2,392
Charges & Fees
$1,835
$1,755
Other
$3,593
$873

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkSyracuse
Police
$1,512
$0
Fire Protection
$11,050
$282
Highways & Roads
$221
$288
Education
$37,892
$35,942
Public Welfare
$1,116
$614
Health
$417
$0
Hospitals
$6,467
$0
Parks & Recreation
$868
$600
Housing
$7,137
$3,659
Sewerage
$315
$317
Utilities
$13,371
$1,703
Interest on Debt
$11,706
$16
General Admin
$11,668
$0
Other
$25,380
$12,408
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health
C
Syracuse, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health

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