San Antonio, TX vs Albuquerque, NM
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Albuquerque spends 1.7% more per capita than San Antonio ($295/person difference). Albuquerque, NM has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 81/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
A
81/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden94
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Antonio
Albuquerque
Total Spending
$24.5B
$9.7B
Spending / Capita
$16,943
$17,237
Total Revenue
$124.1B
$13.3B
Revenue / Capita
$85,853
$23,652
Total Debt
$3.1B
$344.9M
Debt / Capita
$2,131
$613
Population
1,445,662
562,551
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
San Antonio$396
Albuquerque$440
Highways & Roads
San Antonio$158
Albuquerque$172
Parks & Recreation
San Antonio$1,045
Albuquerque$1,990
Education
San Antonio$23
Albuquerque$0
Health
San Antonio$293
Albuquerque$291
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioAlbuquerque
| Property Tax | $9 | $36 |
| Sales Tax | $293 | $355 |
| Income Tax | $1,000 | $1,580 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,312 | $1,897 |
| Charges & Fees | $4,025 | $2,633 |
| Other | $3,184 | $2,174 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioAlbuquerque
| Fire Protection | $396 | $440 |
| Highways & Roads | $158 | $172 |
| Education | $23 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,188 | $419 |
| Health | $293 | $291 |
| Hospitals | $993 | $328 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,045 | $1,990 |
| Housing | $3,570 | $4,080 |
| Sewerage | $100 | $0 |
| Utilities | $3,826 | $5,212 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,096 |
| Other | $5,352 | $3,209 |
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
A
Albuquerque, NM
Fiscal Health Score: 81/100
Excellent fiscal health