San Francisco, CA vs Columbus, OH
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Francisco spends 876.4% more per capita than Columbus ($165,273/person difference). Columbus, OH has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 52/100).
Fiscal Health Score
D
48/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
52/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Francisco
Columbus
Total Spending
$156.7B
$17.0B
Spending / Capita
$184,131
$18,858
Total Revenue
$232.3B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$272,907
$0
Total Debt
$1.7B
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$2,031
$1,145
Population
851,036
902,449
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Francisco$3,351
Columbus$0
Fire Protection
San Francisco$2,281
Columbus$1,016
Highways & Roads
San Francisco$0
Columbus$224
Parks & Recreation
San Francisco$4,119
Columbus$2,168
Health
San Francisco$1,911
Columbus$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoColumbus
| Property Tax | $148 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $3,028 | $234 |
| Income Tax | $269 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $19,762 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $7,961 | $2,389 |
| Other | $18,918 | $5,248 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoColumbus
| Police | $3,351 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $2,281 | $1,016 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $224 |
| Public Welfare | $2,203 | $878 |
| Health | $1,911 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $6,939 | $953 |
| Parks & Recreation | $4,119 | $2,168 |
| Housing | $9,315 | $4,303 |
| Sewerage | $1,423 | $1 |
| Utilities | $21,190 | $1,719 |
| Interest on Debt | $22,798 | $0 |
| General Admin | $14,899 | $0 |
| Other | $93,702 | $7,595 |
D
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health
C
Columbus, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health