Colorado Springs, CO vs Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee, WI spends 47% more per resident than Colorado Springs, CO: $19,417 against $13,222. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Milwaukee, WI edges Colorado Springs, CO on the Fiscal Health Score by 3 points — 62/100 (grade C) to 59/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

Milwaukee, WI reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Colorado Springs, CO carries $3,063 per resident. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Colorado Springs, CO leads with fire protection at $1,266 per resident, while Milwaukee, WI leads with police at $3,642.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Colorado Springs, CO at 13% of total revenue, whereas Milwaukee, WI relies most on sales tax at 59%.