San Jose, CA vs Miami, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Miami spends 36.4% more per capita than San Jose ($10,261/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
C
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Jose
Miami
Total Spending
$18.0B
$12.5B
Spending / Capita
$17,934
$28,195
Total Revenue
$38.1B
$6.7B
Revenue / Capita
$38,091
$15,037
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
1,001,176
443,665
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
San Jose$0
Miami$7,399
Parks & Recreation
San Jose$1,424
Miami$1,783
Health
San Jose$609
Miami$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San JoseMiami
| Property Tax | $40 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $315 | $1,647 |
| Income Tax | $1,935 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $2,680 | $15,037 |
| Charges & Fees | $608 | $0 |
| Other | $3,519 | $1,399 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San JoseMiami
| Fire Protection | $0 | $7,399 |
| Public Welfare | $810 | $109 |
| Health | $609 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,254 | $1,499 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,424 | $1,783 |
| Housing | $4,897 | $6,840 |
| Sewerage | $161 | $699 |
| Utilities | $2,533 | $1,295 |
| Other | $6,247 | $8,572 |
A
San Jose, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health