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

New York, NY vs Tucson, AZ

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

Summary

New York spends 719.3% more per capita than Tucson ($113,360/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
Tucson, AZ
Pop. 541,033
C
55/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden10
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
New York
Tucson
Total Spending
$1113.3B
$8.5B
Spending / Capita
$129,119
$15,759
Total Revenue
$1271.6B
$12.6B
Revenue / Capita
$147,477
$23,276
Total Debt
$4.0B
$833.1M
Debt / Capita
$462
$1,540
Population
8,622,467
541,033
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
New York$1,512
Tucson$0
Fire Protection
New York$11,050
Tucson$330
Highways & Roads
New York$221
Tucson$0
Parks & Recreation
New York$868
Tucson$1,229
Education
New York$37,892
Tucson$0
Health
New York$417
Tucson$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkTucson
Property Tax
$5
$5
Sales Tax
$399
$309
Income Tax
$19
$1,107
Intergovernmental
$20,520
$23,276
Charges & Fees
$1,835
$4,534
Other
$3,593
$952

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

New YorkTucson
Police
$1,512
$0
Fire Protection
$11,050
$330
Highways & Roads
$221
$0
Education
$37,892
$0
Public Welfare
$1,116
$1,181
Health
$417
$0
Hospitals
$6,467
$1,314
Parks & Recreation
$868
$1,229
Housing
$7,137
$3,091
Sewerage
$315
$0
Utilities
$13,371
$3,555
Interest on Debt
$11,706
$1,735
General Admin
$11,668
$0
Other
$25,380
$3,322
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health
C
Tucson, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health

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