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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

San Antonio, TX vs Long Beach, CA

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Long Beach spends 50.5% more per capita than San Antonio ($17,307/person difference). San Antonio, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
San Antonio, TX
Pop. 1,445,662
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Long Beach, CA
Pop. 462,293
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
San Antonio
Long Beach
Total Spending
$24.5B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$16,943
$34,250
Total Revenue
$124.1B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$85,853
$75,389
Total Debt
$3.1B
$0
Debt / Capita
$2,131
$0
Population
1,445,662
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
San Antonio$396
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
San Antonio$158
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
San Antonio$1,045
Long Beach$698
Education
San Antonio$23
Long Beach$0
Health
San Antonio$293
Long Beach$477

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

San AntonioLong Beach
Property Tax
$9
$0
Sales Tax
$293
$36
Income Tax
$1,000
$1,760
Intergovernmental
$14,312
$1,688
Charges & Fees
$4,025
$2,424
Other
$3,184
$8,836

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

San AntonioLong Beach
Fire Protection
$396
$0
Highways & Roads
$158
$0
Education
$23
$0
Public Welfare
$1,188
$1,317
Health
$293
$477
Hospitals
$993
$2,751
Parks & Recreation
$1,045
$698
Housing
$3,570
$5,782
Sewerage
$100
$86
Utilities
$3,826
$3,889
Interest on Debt
$0
$2,718
Other
$5,352
$16,533
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health

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