San Antonio, TX vs Columbus, OH
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Columbus spends 10.2% more per capita than San Antonio ($1,916/person difference). San Antonio, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
52/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Antonio
Columbus
Total Spending
$24.5B
$17.0B
Spending / Capita
$16,943
$18,858
Total Revenue
$124.1B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$85,853
$0
Total Debt
$3.1B
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$2,131
$1,145
Population
1,445,662
902,449
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
San Antonio$396
Columbus$1,016
Highways & Roads
San Antonio$158
Columbus$224
Parks & Recreation
San Antonio$1,045
Columbus$2,168
Education
San Antonio$23
Columbus$0
Health
San Antonio$293
Columbus$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioColumbus
| Property Tax | $9 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $293 | $234 |
| Income Tax | $1,000 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,312 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $4,025 | $2,389 |
| Other | $3,184 | $5,248 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioColumbus
| Fire Protection | $396 | $1,016 |
| Highways & Roads | $158 | $224 |
| Education | $23 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,188 | $878 |
| Health | $293 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $993 | $953 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,045 | $2,168 |
| Housing | $3,570 | $4,303 |
| Sewerage | $100 | $1 |
| Utilities | $3,826 | $1,719 |
| Other | $5,352 | $7,595 |
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
C
Columbus, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health