Philadelphia, PA vs Sacramento, CA

Sacramento, CA spends 26% more per resident than Philadelphia, PA: $71,020 against $56,272. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Sacramento, CA holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 57/100 (grade C) against 45/100 (grade D) for Philadelphia, PA — a 12-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Sacramento, CA reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Philadelphia, PA carries $1,069 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Philadelphia, PA leads with fire protection at $7,082 per resident, while Sacramento, CA leads with police at $5,402.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Philadelphia, PA at 16% of total revenue, whereas Sacramento, CA relies most on other revenue at 8%.