San Jose, CA vs Austin, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Austin spends 17.6% more per capita than San Jose ($3,838/person difference). San Jose, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).
Fiscal Health Score
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency98
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
75/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden38
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Jose
Austin
Total Spending
$18.0B
$20.9B
Spending / Capita
$17,934
$21,772
Total Revenue
$38.1B
$74.4B
Revenue / Capita
$38,091
$77,600
Total Debt
$0
$1.2B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,229
Population
1,001,176
958,202
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
San Jose$0
Austin$634
Parks & Recreation
San Jose$1,424
Austin$1,801
Education
San Jose$0
Austin$51
Health
San Jose$609
Austin$517
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San JoseAustin
| Property Tax | $40 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $315 | $526 |
| Income Tax | $1,935 | $1,465 |
| Intergovernmental | $2,680 | $14,031 |
| Charges & Fees | $608 | $3,247 |
| Other | $3,519 | $5,645 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San JoseAustin
| Fire Protection | $0 | $634 |
| Education | $0 | $51 |
| Public Welfare | $810 | $1,837 |
| Health | $609 | $517 |
| Hospitals | $1,254 | $664 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,424 | $1,801 |
| Housing | $4,897 | $3,741 |
| Sewerage | $161 | $865 |
| Utilities | $2,533 | $3,264 |
| Other | $6,247 | $8,399 |
A
San Jose, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health