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

San Francisco, CA vs Fort Worth, TX

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

Summary

San Francisco spends 1055.2% more per capita than Fort Worth ($168,192/person difference). Fort Worth, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).

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
Fort Worth, TX
Pop. 924,663
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
San Francisco
Fort Worth
Total Spending
$156.7B
$14.7B
Spending / Capita
$184,131
$15,939
Total Revenue
$232.3B
$24.7B
Revenue / Capita
$272,907
$26,694
Total Debt
$1.7B
$1.8B
Debt / Capita
$2,031
$1,921
Population
851,036
924,663
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
San Francisco$3,351
Fort Worth$0
Fire Protection
San Francisco$2,281
Fort Worth$156
Highways & Roads
San Francisco$0
Fort Worth$317
Parks & Recreation
San Francisco$4,119
Fort Worth$708
Health
San Francisco$1,911
Fort Worth$235

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

San FranciscoFort Worth
Property Tax
$148
$0
Sales Tax
$3,028
$198
Income Tax
$269
$851
Intergovernmental
$19,762
$4,002
Charges & Fees
$7,961
$3,594
Other
$18,918
$3,439

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

San FranciscoFort Worth
Police
$3,351
$0
Fire Protection
$2,281
$156
Highways & Roads
$0
$317
Public Welfare
$2,203
$869
Health
$1,911
$235
Hospitals
$6,939
$1,680
Parks & Recreation
$4,119
$708
Housing
$9,315
$4,217
Sewerage
$1,423
$267
Utilities
$21,190
$2,674
Interest on Debt
$22,798
$0
General Admin
$14,899
$0
Other
$93,702
$4,817
D
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health

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