At $1.7 billion, Riverside is carrying more debt than ever before.

Some of the funds were used to pay for the citys Renaissance projects. Below is a look at how Riversides debt (per capita and as a percentage of revenue) compares with that of similar cities.

RIVERSIDES DEBT LOAD

CITY: Riverside POPULATION: 304,051 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT: $1,700,900,000 DEBT PER CAPITA: $5,594

CITY: Anaheim POPULATION: 353,643 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT: $1,894,062,000 DEBT PER CAPITA: $5,356

CITY: Ontario POPULATION: 172,908 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT: $242,240,000 DEBT PER CAPITA: $1,401

CITY: Pasadena POPULATION: 151,576 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT: $611,909,987 DEBT PER CAPITA: $4,037

CITY: San Bernardino POPULATION: 205,493 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT: $353,900,000 DEBT PER CAPITA: $1,722

CITY: Temecula POPULATION: 105,029 TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT: $105,865,456 DEBT PER CAPITA: $1,007
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SOURCES: 2010 AUDIT REPORTS FROM CITIES OF ANAHEIM, ONTARIO, PASADENA, RIVERSIDE, TEMECULA AND SAN BERNARDINO