Sacramento, CA vs Philadelphia, PA

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: Sacramento, CA leads with police at $5,402 per resident, while Philadelphia, PA leads with fire protection at $7,082.

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