San Francisco, CA vs Dallas, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Francisco spends 428.4% more per capita than Dallas ($149,282/person difference). Dallas, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 57/100).
Fiscal Health Score
D
48/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Francisco
Dallas
Total Spending
$156.7B
$45.3B
Spending / Capita
$184,131
$34,849
Total Revenue
$232.3B
$7.1B
Revenue / Capita
$272,907
$5,474
Total Debt
$1.7B
$0
Debt / Capita
$2,031
$0
Population
851,036
1,300,642
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Francisco$3,351
Dallas$1,519
Fire Protection
San Francisco$2,281
Dallas$305
Highways & Roads
San Francisco$0
Dallas$201
Parks & Recreation
San Francisco$4,119
Dallas$0
Education
San Francisco$0
Dallas$62
Health
San Francisco$1,911
Dallas$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoDallas
| Property Tax | $148 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $3,028 | $25 |
| Income Tax | $269 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $19,762 | $1,223 |
| Charges & Fees | $7,961 | $0 |
| Other | $18,918 | $584 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoDallas
| Police | $3,351 | $1,519 |
| Fire Protection | $2,281 | $305 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $201 |
| Education | $0 | $62 |
| Public Welfare | $2,203 | $215 |
| Health | $1,911 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $6,939 | $385 |
| Parks & Recreation | $4,119 | $0 |
| Housing | $9,315 | $444 |
| Sewerage | $1,423 | $0 |
| Utilities | $21,190 | $833 |
| Interest on Debt | $22,798 | $0 |
| General Admin | $14,899 | $25,827 |
| Other | $93,702 | $5,059 |
D
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health