Baltimore, MD vs Minneapolis, MN

Baltimore, MD outspends Minneapolis, MN by a wide margin per resident — $67,935 versus $21,910, a 210% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Baltimore, MD edges Minneapolis, MN on the Fiscal Health Score by 5 points — 70/100 (grade B) to 65/100 (grade B). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

Baltimore, MD reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Minneapolis, MN carries $644 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Baltimore, MD leads with education at $35,510 per resident, while Minneapolis, MN leads with parks and recreation at $3,486.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Baltimore, MD at 7% of total revenue, whereas Minneapolis, MN relies most on other revenue at 17%.