Portland, OR vs San Antonio, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 39.7% more per capita than San Antonio ($6,732/person difference). San Antonio, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
San Antonio
Total Spending
$15.3B
$24.5B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$16,943
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$124.1B
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$85,853
Total Debt
$1.0B
$3.1B
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$2,131
Population
646,101
1,445,662
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
San Antonio$396
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
San Antonio$158
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
San Antonio$1,045
Education
Portland$0
San Antonio$23
Health
Portland$0
San Antonio$293
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandSan Antonio
| Property Tax | $0 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $293 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $1,000 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $14,312 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $4,025 |
| Other | $7,916 | $3,184 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandSan Antonio
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $396 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $158 |
| Education | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $1,188 |
| Health | $0 | $293 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $993 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $1,045 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $3,570 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $100 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $3,826 |
| Other | $6,689 | $5,352 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health