San Francisco, CA vs San Diego, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Francisco spends 325.2% more per capita than San Diego ($140,825/person difference). San Diego, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 53/100).
Fiscal Health Score
D
48/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Francisco
San Diego
Total Spending
$156.7B
$59.9B
Spending / Capita
$184,131
$43,306
Total Revenue
$232.3B
$13.4B
Revenue / Capita
$272,907
$9,662
Total Debt
$1.7B
$0
Debt / Capita
$2,031
$0
Population
851,036
1,383,987
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Francisco$3,351
San Diego$3,335
Fire Protection
San Francisco$2,281
San Diego$1,278
Highways & Roads
San Francisco$0
San Diego$1,408
Parks & Recreation
San Francisco$4,119
San Diego$436
Education
San Francisco$0
San Diego$2,005
Health
San Francisco$1,911
San Diego$411
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoSan Diego
| Property Tax | $148 | $124 |
| Sales Tax | $3,028 | $63 |
| Income Tax | $269 | $194 |
| Intergovernmental | $19,762 | $57 |
| Charges & Fees | $7,961 | $14 |
| Other | $18,918 | $3,801 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoSan Diego
| Police | $3,351 | $3,335 |
| Fire Protection | $2,281 | $1,278 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $1,408 |
| Education | $0 | $2,005 |
| Public Welfare | $2,203 | $700 |
| Health | $1,911 | $411 |
| Hospitals | $6,939 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $4,119 | $436 |
| Housing | $9,315 | $4,476 |
| Sewerage | $1,423 | $43 |
| Utilities | $21,190 | $11,704 |
| Interest on Debt | $22,798 | $0 |
| General Admin | $14,899 | $0 |
| Other | $93,702 | $17,509 |
D
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health