St. Petersburg, FL vs Hialeah, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
St. Petersburg spends 113.4% more per capita than Hialeah ($11,604/person difference). St. Petersburg, FL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 77/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
77/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
60/100
Budget Balance21
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
St. Petersburg
Hialeah
Total Spending
$5.7B
$2.3B
Spending / Capita
$21,836
$10,232
Total Revenue
$8.9B
$1.3B
Revenue / Capita
$34,179
$5,681
Total Debt
$0
$782K
Debt / Capita
$0
$4
Population
259,343
222,996
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
St. Petersburg$3,795
Hialeah$404
Parks & Recreation
St. Petersburg$3,226
Hialeah$1,080
Health
St. Petersburg$308
Hialeah$86
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
St. PetersburgHialeah
| Property Tax | $0 | $4 |
| Sales Tax | $1,480 | $46 |
| Income Tax | $2,094 | $951 |
| Intergovernmental | $34,179 | $7,211 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,683 | $1,545 |
| Other | $5,544 | $2,932 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
St. PetersburgHialeah
| Fire Protection | $3,795 | $404 |
| Public Welfare | $669 | $199 |
| Health | $308 | $86 |
| Hospitals | $546 | $134 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,226 | $1,080 |
| Housing | $4,761 | $2,892 |
| Sewerage | $131 | $82 |
| Utilities | $3,465 | $1,185 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $116 |
| Other | $4,935 | $4,055 |
B
St. Petersburg, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 77/100
Good fiscal health
C
Hialeah, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 60/100
Average fiscal health