Milwaukee, WI vs Colorado Springs, CO

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: Milwaukee, WI leads with police at $3,642 per resident, while Colorado Springs, CO leads with fire protection at $1,266.

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