Paterson, NJ vs Newark, NJ
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Newark spends 19.5% more per capita than Paterson ($3,904/person difference). Paterson, NJ has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
64/100
Budget Balance44
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency84
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
54/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency88
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Paterson
Newark
Total Spending
$2.5B
$6.2B
Spending / Capita
$16,110
$20,014
Total Revenue
$1.0B
$1.5B
Revenue / Capita
$6,517
$4,833
Total Debt
$0
$72.6M
Debt / Capita
$0
$236
Population
157,864
307,355
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Paterson$142
Newark$414
Highways & Roads
Paterson$168
Newark$578
Parks & Recreation
Paterson$349
Newark$350
Health
Paterson$138
Newark$340
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PatersonNewark
| Property Tax | $17 | $34 |
| Sales Tax | $450 | $8 |
| Intergovernmental | $6,517 | $2,457 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $1,848 |
| Other | $1,614 | $2,165 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PatersonNewark
| Fire Protection | $142 | $414 |
| Highways & Roads | $168 | $578 |
| Public Welfare | $294 | $609 |
| Health | $138 | $340 |
| Hospitals | $2,937 | $5,702 |
| Parks & Recreation | $349 | $350 |
| Housing | $2,861 | $5,110 |
| Sewerage | $1 | $113 |
| Utilities | $71 | $2,504 |
| Other | $9,148 | $4,295 |
C
Paterson, NJ
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health
C
Newark, NJ
Fiscal Health Score: 54/100
Average fiscal health