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

San Diego, CA vs New York, NY

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

Summary

New York spends 66.5% more per capita than San Diego ($85,813/person difference). New York, NY has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 64/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
San Diego, CA
Pop. 1,383,987
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
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 Diego
New York
Total Spending
$59.9B
$1113.3B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$129,119
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$1271.6B
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$147,477
Total Debt
$0
$4.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$462
Population
1,383,987
8,622,467
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
San Diego$3,335
New York$1,512
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
New York$11,050
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
New York$221
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
New York$868
Education
San Diego$2,005
New York$37,892
Health
San Diego$411
New York$417

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

San DiegoNew York
Property Tax
$124
$5
Sales Tax
$63
$399
Income Tax
$194
$19
Intergovernmental
$57
$20,520
Charges & Fees
$14
$1,835
Other
$3,801
$3,593

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

San DiegoNew York
Police
$3,335
$1,512
Fire Protection
$1,278
$11,050
Highways & Roads
$1,408
$221
Education
$2,005
$37,892
Public Welfare
$700
$1,116
Health
$411
$417
Hospitals
$0
$6,467
Parks & Recreation
$436
$868
Housing
$4,476
$7,137
Sewerage
$43
$315
Utilities
$11,704
$13,371
Interest on Debt
$0
$11,706
General Admin
$0
$11,668
Other
$17,509
$25,380
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health

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