Milwaukee, WI vs Virginia Beach, VA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Virginia Beach spends 54.3% more per capita than Milwaukee ($23,098/person difference). Milwaukee, WI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 62/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
D
47/100
Budget Balance28
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Milwaukee
Virginia Beach
Total Spending
$11.1B
$19.5B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$42,515
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$14.6B
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$31,808
Total Debt
$0
$135.8M
Debt / Capita
$0
$297
Population
573,299
457,900
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Virginia Beach$1,126
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Virginia Beach$512
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Virginia Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Virginia Beach$1,574
Education
Milwaukee$0
Virginia Beach$21,342
Health
Milwaukee$1
Virginia Beach$426
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeVirginia Beach
| Sales Tax | $6,548 | $673 |
| Income Tax | $1 | $831 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,231 | $31,808 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $1,462 |
| Other | $3,984 | $3,301 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeVirginia Beach
| Police | $3,642 | $1,126 |
| Fire Protection | $802 | $512 |
| Highways & Roads | $23 | $0 |
| Education | $0 | $21,342 |
| Public Welfare | $180 | $2,071 |
| Health | $1 | $426 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $1,036 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,206 | $1,574 |
| Housing | $1,071 | $2,788 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $140 |
| Utilities | $1,866 | $3,523 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,608 | $0 |
| Other | $8,018 | $7,978 |
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
D
Virginia Beach, VA
Fiscal Health Score: 47/100
Below average fiscal health