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

San Antonio, TX vs New York, NY

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

Summary

New York spends 86.9% more per capita than San Antonio ($112,177/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
New York, NY
Pop. 8,622,467
C
64/100
Budget Balance55
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
San Antonio
New York
Total Spending
$24.5B
$1113.3B
Spending / Capita
$16,943
$129,119
Total Revenue
$124.1B
$1271.6B
Revenue / Capita
$85,853
$147,477
Total Debt
$3.1B
$4.0B
Debt / Capita
$2,131
$462
Population
1,445,662
8,622,467
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
San Antonio$0
New York$1,512
Fire Protection
San Antonio$396
New York$11,050
Highways & Roads
San Antonio$158
New York$221
Parks & Recreation
San Antonio$1,045
New York$868
Education
San Antonio$23
New York$37,892
Health
San Antonio$293
New York$417

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

San AntonioNew York
Property Tax
$9
$5
Sales Tax
$293
$399
Income Tax
$1,000
$19
Intergovernmental
$14,312
$20,520
Charges & Fees
$4,025
$1,835
Other
$3,184
$3,593

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

San AntonioNew York
Police
$0
$1,512
Fire Protection
$396
$11,050
Highways & Roads
$158
$221
Education
$23
$37,892
Public Welfare
$1,188
$1,116
Health
$293
$417
Hospitals
$993
$6,467
Parks & Recreation
$1,045
$868
Housing
$3,570
$7,137
Sewerage
$100
$315
Utilities
$3,826
$13,371
Interest on Debt
$0
$11,706
General Admin
$0
$11,668
Other
$5,352
$25,380
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health

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