Boston, MA vs Minneapolis, MN

Boston, MA outspends Minneapolis, MN by a wide margin per resident — $72,299 versus $21,910, a 230% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Minneapolis, MN holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 65/100 (grade B) against 56/100 (grade C) for Boston, MA — a 9-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

On debt, Boston, MA carries the lighter load at $445 per resident versus $644 for Minneapolis, MN. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Boston, MA leads with education at $30,742 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 Boston, MA at 17% of total revenue, whereas Minneapolis, MN relies most on other revenue at 17%.