Bloomington, MN vs St. Paul, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
St. Paul spends 5.4% more per capita than Bloomington ($1,210/person difference). St. Paul, MN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 55/100).
Fiscal Health Score
D
48/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden78
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency42
Revenue Diversity58
Trend Direction50
C
55/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency77
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Bloomington
St. Paul
Total Spending
$1.9B
$7.0B
Spending / Capita
$21,342
$22,552
Total Revenue
$923.0M
$11.3B
Revenue / Capita
$10,342
$36,688
Total Debt
$31.7M
$625.8M
Debt / Capita
$355
$2,026
Population
89,244
308,806
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Bloomington$282
St. Paul$503
Parks & Recreation
Bloomington$1,297
St. Paul$2,137
Education
Bloomington$25
St. Paul$0
Health
Bloomington$0
St. Paul$663
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
BloomingtonSt. Paul
| Property Tax | $956 | $130 |
| Sales Tax | $568 | $1,463 |
| Income Tax | $1,025 | $27 |
| Intergovernmental | $3,294 | $6,526 |
| Charges & Fees | $4,186 | $2,727 |
| Other | $774 | $4,806 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
BloomingtonSt. Paul
| Fire Protection | $282 | $503 |
| Education | $25 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $2,499 | $1,730 |
| Health | $0 | $663 |
| Hospitals | $1,423 | $3,391 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,297 | $2,137 |
| Housing | $3,707 | $4,835 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $367 |
| Utilities | $4,291 | $2,294 |
| Other | $7,817 | $6,632 |
D
Bloomington, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health
C
St. Paul, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health