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

San Francisco, CA vs Albuquerque, NM

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

Summary

San Francisco spends 968.2% more per capita than Albuquerque ($166,894/person difference). Albuquerque, NM has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 81/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
San Francisco, CA
Pop. 851,036
D
48/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Albuquerque, NM
Pop. 562,551
A
81/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden94
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
San Francisco
Albuquerque
Total Spending
$156.7B
$9.7B
Spending / Capita
$184,131
$17,237
Total Revenue
$232.3B
$13.3B
Revenue / Capita
$272,907
$23,652
Total Debt
$1.7B
$344.9M
Debt / Capita
$2,031
$613
Population
851,036
562,551
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
San Francisco$3,351
Albuquerque$0
Fire Protection
San Francisco$2,281
Albuquerque$440
Highways & Roads
San Francisco$0
Albuquerque$172
Parks & Recreation
San Francisco$4,119
Albuquerque$1,990
Health
San Francisco$1,911
Albuquerque$291

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

San FranciscoAlbuquerque
Property Tax
$148
$36
Sales Tax
$3,028
$355
Income Tax
$269
$1,580
Intergovernmental
$19,762
$1,897
Charges & Fees
$7,961
$2,633
Other
$18,918
$2,174

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

San FranciscoAlbuquerque
Police
$3,351
$0
Fire Protection
$2,281
$440
Highways & Roads
$0
$172
Public Welfare
$2,203
$419
Health
$1,911
$291
Hospitals
$6,939
$328
Parks & Recreation
$4,119
$1,990
Housing
$9,315
$4,080
Sewerage
$1,423
$0
Utilities
$21,190
$5,212
Interest on Debt
$22,798
$1,096
General Admin
$14,899
$0
Other
$93,702
$3,209
D
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health
A
Albuquerque, NM
Fiscal Health Score: 81/100
Excellent fiscal health

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