San Francisco, CA vs Raleigh, NC
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Francisco spends 1223.6% more per capita than Raleigh ($170,220/person difference). Raleigh, NC has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 76/100).
Fiscal Health Score
D
48/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
76/100
Budget Balance82
Debt Burden68
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity67
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Francisco
Raleigh
Total Spending
$156.7B
$6.5B
Spending / Capita
$184,131
$13,911
Total Revenue
$232.3B
$13.9B
Revenue / Capita
$272,907
$29,940
Total Debt
$1.7B
$421.6M
Debt / Capita
$2,031
$906
Population
851,036
465,517
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Francisco$3,351
Raleigh$0
Fire Protection
San Francisco$2,281
Raleigh$277
Highways & Roads
San Francisco$0
Raleigh$448
Parks & Recreation
San Francisco$4,119
Raleigh$1,391
Education
San Francisco$0
Raleigh$6
Health
San Francisco$1,911
Raleigh$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoRaleigh
| Property Tax | $148 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $3,028 | $858 |
| Income Tax | $269 | $806 |
| Intergovernmental | $19,762 | $14,128 |
| Charges & Fees | $7,961 | $2,681 |
| Other | $18,918 | $4,740 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoRaleigh
| Police | $3,351 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $2,281 | $277 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $448 |
| Education | $0 | $6 |
| Public Welfare | $2,203 | $498 |
| Health | $1,911 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $6,939 | $669 |
| Parks & Recreation | $4,119 | $1,391 |
| Housing | $9,315 | $2,712 |
| Sewerage | $1,423 | $281 |
| Utilities | $21,190 | $2,469 |
| Interest on Debt | $22,798 | $1,513 |
| General Admin | $14,899 | $0 |
| Other | $93,702 | $3,646 |
D
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health