San Diego, CA vs Boston, MA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Boston spends 40.1% more per capita than San Diego ($28,992/person difference). Boston, MA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 56/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance25
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Diego
Boston
Total Spending
$59.9B
$48.1B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$72,299
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$20.8B
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$31,243
Total Debt
$0
$296.3M
Debt / Capita
$0
$445
Population
1,383,987
665,945
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Diego$3,335
Boston$0
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
Boston$1,107
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
Boston$594
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
Boston$711
Education
San Diego$2,005
Boston$30,742
Health
San Diego$411
Boston$725
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoBoston
| Property Tax | $124 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $63 | $78 |
| Income Tax | $194 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $57 | $5,357 |
| Charges & Fees | $14 | $2,784 |
| Other | $3,801 | $4,557 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoBoston
| Police | $3,335 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $1,278 | $1,107 |
| Highways & Roads | $1,408 | $594 |
| Education | $2,005 | $30,742 |
| Public Welfare | $700 | $1,110 |
| Health | $411 | $725 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $2,584 |
| Parks & Recreation | $436 | $711 |
| Housing | $4,476 | $6,614 |
| Sewerage | $43 | $355 |
| Utilities | $11,704 | $3,402 |
| General Admin | $0 | $5,401 |
| Other | $17,509 | $18,955 |
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
C
Boston, MA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health