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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Lakeville, MN vs Bloomington, MN

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Bloomington spends 55.5% more per capita than Lakeville ($11,852/person difference). Lakeville, MN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 58/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Lakeville, MN
Pop. 70,696
C
58/100
Budget Balance54
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity93
Trend Direction50
City B
Bloomington, MN
Pop. 89,244
D
48/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden78
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency42
Revenue Diversity58
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Lakeville
Bloomington
Total Spending
$670.9M
$1.9B
Spending / Capita
$9,491
$21,342
Total Revenue
$1.3B
$923.0M
Revenue / Capita
$18,789
$10,342
Total Debt
$61.4M
$31.7M
Debt / Capita
$869
$355
Population
70,696
89,244
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Lakeville$274
Bloomington$282
Parks & Recreation
Lakeville$688
Bloomington$1,297
Education
Lakeville$0
Bloomington$25

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

LakevilleBloomington
Property Tax
$619
$956
Sales Tax
$785
$568
Income Tax
$0
$1,025
Intergovernmental
$6,772
$3,294
Charges & Fees
$1,685
$4,186
Other
$2,950
$774

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

LakevilleBloomington
Fire Protection
$274
$282
Education
$0
$25
Public Welfare
$777
$2,499
Hospitals
$0
$1,423
Parks & Recreation
$688
$1,297
Housing
$2,141
$3,707
Utilities
$1,292
$4,291
Other
$4,319
$7,817
C
Lakeville, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health
D
Bloomington, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health

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