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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

San Jose, CA vs New York, NY

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

New York spends 86.1% more per capita than San Jose ($111,185/person difference). San Jose, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
San Jose, CA
Pop. 1,001,176
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency98
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
New York, NY
Pop. 8,622,467
C
64/100
Budget Balance55
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
San Jose
New York
Total Spending
$18.0B
$1113.3B
Spending / Capita
$17,934
$129,119
Total Revenue
$38.1B
$1271.6B
Revenue / Capita
$38,091
$147,477
Total Debt
$0
$4.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$462
Population
1,001,176
8,622,467
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
San Jose$0
New York$1,512
Fire Protection
San Jose$0
New York$11,050
Highways & Roads
San Jose$0
New York$221
Parks & Recreation
San Jose$1,424
New York$868
Education
San Jose$0
New York$37,892
Health
San Jose$609
New York$417

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

San JoseNew York
Property Tax
$40
$5
Sales Tax
$315
$399
Income Tax
$1,935
$19
Intergovernmental
$2,680
$20,520
Charges & Fees
$608
$1,835
Other
$3,519
$3,593

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

San JoseNew York
Police
$0
$1,512
Fire Protection
$0
$11,050
Highways & Roads
$0
$221
Education
$0
$37,892
Public Welfare
$810
$1,116
Health
$609
$417
Hospitals
$1,254
$6,467
Parks & Recreation
$1,424
$868
Housing
$4,897
$7,137
Sewerage
$161
$315
Utilities
$2,533
$13,371
Interest on Debt
$0
$11,706
General Admin
$0
$11,668
Other
$6,247
$25,380
A
San Jose, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
New York, NY
Fiscal Health Score: 64/100
Average fiscal health

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