San Diego, CA vs Austin, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Diego spends 98.9% more per capita than Austin ($21,534/person difference). Austin, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 75/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50
B
75/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden38
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Diego
Austin
Total Spending
$59.9B
$20.9B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$21,772
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$74.4B
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$77,600
Total Debt
$0
$1.2B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,229
Population
1,383,987
958,202
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Diego$3,335
Austin$0
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
Austin$634
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
Austin$0
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
Austin$1,801
Education
San Diego$2,005
Austin$51
Health
San Diego$411
Austin$517
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoAustin
| Property Tax | $124 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $63 | $526 |
| Income Tax | $194 | $1,465 |
| Intergovernmental | $57 | $14,031 |
| Charges & Fees | $14 | $3,247 |
| Other | $3,801 | $5,645 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoAustin
| Police | $3,335 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $1,278 | $634 |
| Highways & Roads | $1,408 | $0 |
| Education | $2,005 | $51 |
| Public Welfare | $700 | $1,837 |
| Health | $411 | $517 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $664 |
| Parks & Recreation | $436 | $1,801 |
| Housing | $4,476 | $3,741 |
| Sewerage | $43 | $865 |
| Utilities | $11,704 | $3,264 |
| Other | $17,509 | $8,399 |
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health