Oakland, CA vs Boston, MA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Boston spends 58.4% more per capita than Oakland ($42,244/person difference). Oakland, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance25
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Oakland
Boston
Total Spending
$13.2B
$48.1B
Spending / Capita
$30,055
$72,299
Total Revenue
$18.5B
$20.8B
Revenue / Capita
$42,277
$31,243
Total Debt
$0
$296.3M
Debt / Capita
$0
$445
Population
437,825
665,945
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Oakland$1
Boston$1,107
Highways & Roads
Oakland$0
Boston$594
Parks & Recreation
Oakland$955
Boston$711
Education
Oakland$0
Boston$30,742
Health
Oakland$1,016
Boston$725
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandBoston
| Sales Tax | $522 | $78 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,277 | $5,357 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $2,784 |
| Other | $4,337 | $4,557 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandBoston
| Fire Protection | $1 | $1,107 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $594 |
| Education | $0 | $30,742 |
| Public Welfare | $2,426 | $1,110 |
| Health | $1,016 | $725 |
| Hospitals | $2,498 | $2,584 |
| Parks & Recreation | $955 | $711 |
| Housing | $7,811 | $6,614 |
| Sewerage | $1,417 | $355 |
| Utilities | $0 | $3,402 |
| General Admin | $0 | $5,401 |
| Other | $13,929 | $18,955 |
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
C
Boston, MA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health