San Antonio, TX vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 28.4% more per capita than San Antonio ($6,732/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
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Antonio
Portland
Total Spending
$24.5B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$16,943
$23,675
Total Revenue
$124.1B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$85,853
$47,970
Total Debt
$3.1B
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$2,131
$1,574
Population
1,445,662
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
San Antonio$396
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
San Antonio$158
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
San Antonio$1,045
Portland$2,477
Education
San Antonio$23
Portland$0
Health
San Antonio$293
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioPortland
| Property Tax | $9 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $293 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $1,000 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,312 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $4,025 | $3,883 |
| Other | $3,184 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioPortland
| Fire Protection | $396 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $158 | $139 |
| Education | $23 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,188 | $3,607 |
| Health | $293 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $993 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,045 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $3,570 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $100 | $630 |
| Utilities | $3,826 | $1,845 |
| Other | $5,352 | $6,689 |
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health