Austin, TX vs Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN and Austin, TX spend within 0.6% of each other per resident — $21,910 versus $21,772 — so on the headline spending-per-capita measure the two cities are effectively neck and neck.

Austin, TX holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 75/100 (grade B) against 65/100 (grade B) for Minneapolis, MN — a 10-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

On debt, Minneapolis, MN carries the lighter load at $644 per resident versus $1,229 for Austin, TX. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Austin, TX at $1,801 per resident and in Minneapolis, MN at $3,486.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Austin, TX at 18% of total revenue, whereas Minneapolis, MN relies most on other revenue at 17%.