San Diego, CA vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Diego spends 82.9% more per capita than Portland ($19,632/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Diego
Portland
Total Spending
$59.9B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$23,675
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$47,970
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,574
Population
1,383,987
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Diego$3,335
Portland$0
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
Portland$2,477
Education
San Diego$2,005
Portland$0
Health
San Diego$411
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoPortland
| Property Tax | $124 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $63 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $194 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $57 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $14 | $3,883 |
| Other | $3,801 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoPortland
| Police | $3,335 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $1,278 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $1,408 | $139 |
| Education | $2,005 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $700 | $3,607 |
| Health | $411 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $436 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $4,476 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $43 | $630 |
| Utilities | $11,704 | $1,845 |
| Other | $17,509 | $6,689 |
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health