Lakeville, MN vs St. Paul, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
St. Paul spends 57.9% more per capita than Lakeville ($13,061/person difference). Lakeville, MN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 58/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
58/100
Budget Balance54
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity93
Trend Direction50
C
55/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency77
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Lakeville
St. Paul
Total Spending
$670.9M
$7.0B
Spending / Capita
$9,491
$22,552
Total Revenue
$1.3B
$11.3B
Revenue / Capita
$18,789
$36,688
Total Debt
$61.4M
$625.8M
Debt / Capita
$869
$2,026
Population
70,696
308,806
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Lakeville$274
St. Paul$503
Parks & Recreation
Lakeville$688
St. Paul$2,137
Health
Lakeville$0
St. Paul$663
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
LakevilleSt. Paul
| Property Tax | $619 | $130 |
| Sales Tax | $785 | $1,463 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $27 |
| Intergovernmental | $6,772 | $6,526 |
| Charges & Fees | $1,685 | $2,727 |
| Other | $2,950 | $4,806 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
LakevilleSt. Paul
| Fire Protection | $274 | $503 |
| Public Welfare | $777 | $1,730 |
| Health | $0 | $663 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $3,391 |
| Parks & Recreation | $688 | $2,137 |
| Housing | $2,141 | $4,835 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $367 |
| Utilities | $1,292 | $2,294 |
| Other | $4,319 | $6,632 |
C
Lakeville, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health
C
St. Paul, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health