San Diego, CA vs Tucson, AZ
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Diego spends 174.8% more per capita than Tucson ($27,547/person difference). Tucson, AZ has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 55/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50
C
55/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden10
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Diego
Tucson
Total Spending
$59.9B
$8.5B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$15,759
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$12.6B
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$23,276
Total Debt
$0
$833.1M
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,540
Population
1,383,987
541,033
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Diego$3,335
Tucson$0
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
Tucson$330
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
Tucson$0
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
Tucson$1,229
Education
San Diego$2,005
Tucson$0
Health
San Diego$411
Tucson$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoTucson
| Property Tax | $124 | $5 |
| Sales Tax | $63 | $309 |
| Income Tax | $194 | $1,107 |
| Intergovernmental | $57 | $23,276 |
| Charges & Fees | $14 | $4,534 |
| Other | $3,801 | $952 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoTucson
| Police | $3,335 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $1,278 | $330 |
| Highways & Roads | $1,408 | $0 |
| Education | $2,005 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $700 | $1,181 |
| Health | $411 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $1,314 |
| Parks & Recreation | $436 | $1,229 |
| Housing | $4,476 | $3,091 |
| Sewerage | $43 | $0 |
| Utilities | $11,704 | $3,555 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,735 |
| Other | $17,509 | $3,322 |
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
C
Tucson, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health