Philadelphia, PA vs Minneapolis, MN

Philadelphia, PA outspends Minneapolis, MN by a wide margin per resident — $56,272 versus $21,910, a 157% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Minneapolis, MN holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 65/100 (grade B) against 45/100 (grade D) for Philadelphia, PA — a 20-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

On debt, Minneapolis, MN carries the lighter load at $644 per resident versus $1,069 for Philadelphia, PA. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Philadelphia, PA leads with fire protection at $7,082 per resident, while Minneapolis, MN leads with parks and recreation at $3,486.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Philadelphia, PA at 16% of total revenue, whereas Minneapolis, MN relies most on other revenue at 17%.