San Diego, CA vs San Francisco, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Francisco spends 76.5% more per capita than San Diego ($140,825/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
D
48/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Diego
San Francisco
Total Spending
$59.9B
$156.7B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$184,131
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$232.3B
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$272,907
Total Debt
$0
$1.7B
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,031
Population
1,383,987
851,036
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Diego$3,335
San Francisco$3,351
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
San Francisco$2,281
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
San Francisco$0
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
San Francisco$4,119
Education
San Diego$2,005
San Francisco$0
Health
San Diego$411
San Francisco$1,911
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoSan Francisco
| Property Tax | $124 | $148 |
| Sales Tax | $63 | $3,028 |
| Income Tax | $194 | $269 |
| Intergovernmental | $57 | $19,762 |
| Charges & Fees | $14 | $7,961 |
| Other | $3,801 | $18,918 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoSan Francisco
| Police | $3,335 | $3,351 |
| Fire Protection | $1,278 | $2,281 |
| Highways & Roads | $1,408 | $0 |
| Education | $2,005 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $700 | $2,203 |
| Health | $411 | $1,911 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $6,939 |
| Parks & Recreation | $436 | $4,119 |
| Housing | $4,476 | $9,315 |
| Sewerage | $43 | $1,423 |
| Utilities | $11,704 | $21,190 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $22,798 |
| General Admin | $0 | $14,899 |
| Other | $17,509 | $93,702 |
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
D
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health