Bloomington, MN vs Brooklyn Park, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Bloomington spends 95.4% more per capita than Brooklyn Park ($10,421/person difference). Brooklyn Park, MN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 56/100).
Fiscal Health Score
D
48/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden78
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency42
Revenue Diversity58
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance7
Debt Burden68
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity50
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Bloomington
Brooklyn Park
Total Spending
$1.9B
$927.8M
Spending / Capita
$21,342
$10,921
Total Revenue
$923.0M
$372.9M
Revenue / Capita
$10,342
$4,389
Total Debt
$31.7M
$34.7M
Debt / Capita
$355
$409
Population
89,244
84,951
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Bloomington$282
Brooklyn Park$201
Parks & Recreation
Bloomington$1,297
Brooklyn Park$1,618
Education
Bloomington$25
Brooklyn Park$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
BloomingtonBrooklyn Park
| Property Tax | $956 | $520 |
| Sales Tax | $568 | $753 |
| Income Tax | $1,025 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $3,294 | $228 |
| Charges & Fees | $4,186 | $2,265 |
| Other | $774 | $411 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
BloomingtonBrooklyn Park
| Fire Protection | $282 | $201 |
| Education | $25 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $2,499 | $752 |
| Hospitals | $1,423 | $407 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,297 | $1,618 |
| Housing | $3,707 | $3,434 |
| Utilities | $4,291 | $2,176 |
| Other | $7,817 | $2,333 |
D
Bloomington, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health
C
Brooklyn Park, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health