San Francisco, CA vs San Antonio, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Francisco spends 986.8% more per capita than San Antonio ($167,188/person difference). San Antonio, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).
Fiscal Health Score
D
48/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Francisco
San Antonio
Total Spending
$156.7B
$24.5B
Spending / Capita
$184,131
$16,943
Total Revenue
$232.3B
$124.1B
Revenue / Capita
$272,907
$85,853
Total Debt
$1.7B
$3.1B
Debt / Capita
$2,031
$2,131
Population
851,036
1,445,662
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Francisco$3,351
San Antonio$0
Fire Protection
San Francisco$2,281
San Antonio$396
Highways & Roads
San Francisco$0
San Antonio$158
Parks & Recreation
San Francisco$4,119
San Antonio$1,045
Education
San Francisco$0
San Antonio$23
Health
San Francisco$1,911
San Antonio$293
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoSan Antonio
| Property Tax | $148 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $3,028 | $293 |
| Income Tax | $269 | $1,000 |
| Intergovernmental | $19,762 | $14,312 |
| Charges & Fees | $7,961 | $4,025 |
| Other | $18,918 | $3,184 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoSan Antonio
| Police | $3,351 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $2,281 | $396 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $158 |
| Education | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $2,203 | $1,188 |
| Health | $1,911 | $293 |
| Hospitals | $6,939 | $993 |
| Parks & Recreation | $4,119 | $1,045 |
| Housing | $9,315 | $3,570 |
| Sewerage | $1,423 | $100 |
| Utilities | $21,190 | $3,826 |
| Interest on Debt | $22,798 | $0 |
| General Admin | $14,899 | $0 |
| Other | $93,702 | $5,352 |
D
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health