San Diego, CA vs Columbus, OH
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Diego spends 129.6% more per capita than Columbus ($24,448/person difference). San Diego, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 53/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50
C
52/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Diego
Columbus
Total Spending
$59.9B
$17.0B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$18,858
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$0
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,145
Population
1,383,987
902,449
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Diego$3,335
Columbus$0
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
Columbus$1,016
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
Columbus$224
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
Columbus$2,168
Education
San Diego$2,005
Columbus$0
Health
San Diego$411
Columbus$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoColumbus
| Property Tax | $124 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $63 | $234 |
| Income Tax | $194 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $57 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $14 | $2,389 |
| Other | $3,801 | $5,248 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoColumbus
| Police | $3,335 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $1,278 | $1,016 |
| Highways & Roads | $1,408 | $224 |
| Education | $2,005 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $700 | $878 |
| Health | $411 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $953 |
| Parks & Recreation | $436 | $2,168 |
| Housing | $4,476 | $4,303 |
| Sewerage | $43 | $1 |
| Utilities | $11,704 | $1,719 |
| Other | $17,509 | $7,595 |
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
C
Columbus, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health