San Diego, CA vs Raleigh, NC
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Diego spends 211.3% more per capita than Raleigh ($29,395/person difference). Raleigh, NC has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 76/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50
B
76/100
Budget Balance82
Debt Burden68
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity67
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Diego
Raleigh
Total Spending
$59.9B
$6.5B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$13,911
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$13.9B
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$29,940
Total Debt
$0
$421.6M
Debt / Capita
$0
$906
Population
1,383,987
465,517
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Diego$3,335
Raleigh$0
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
Raleigh$277
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
Raleigh$448
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
Raleigh$1,391
Education
San Diego$2,005
Raleigh$6
Health
San Diego$411
Raleigh$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoRaleigh
| Property Tax | $124 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $63 | $858 |
| Income Tax | $194 | $806 |
| Intergovernmental | $57 | $14,128 |
| Charges & Fees | $14 | $2,681 |
| Other | $3,801 | $4,740 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoRaleigh
| Police | $3,335 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $1,278 | $277 |
| Highways & Roads | $1,408 | $448 |
| Education | $2,005 | $6 |
| Public Welfare | $700 | $498 |
| Health | $411 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $669 |
| Parks & Recreation | $436 | $1,391 |
| Housing | $4,476 | $2,712 |
| Sewerage | $43 | $281 |
| Utilities | $11,704 | $2,469 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,513 |
| Other | $17,509 | $3,646 |
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health