San Antonio, TX vs Milwaukee, WI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Milwaukee spends 12.7% more per capita than San Antonio ($2,474/person difference). San Antonio, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Antonio
Milwaukee
Total Spending
$24.5B
$11.1B
Spending / Capita
$16,943
$19,417
Total Revenue
$124.1B
$6.3B
Revenue / Capita
$85,853
$11,027
Total Debt
$3.1B
$0
Debt / Capita
$2,131
$0
Population
1,445,662
573,299
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Antonio$0
Milwaukee$3,642
Fire Protection
San Antonio$396
Milwaukee$802
Highways & Roads
San Antonio$158
Milwaukee$23
Parks & Recreation
San Antonio$1,045
Milwaukee$2,206
Education
San Antonio$23
Milwaukee$0
Health
San Antonio$293
Milwaukee$1
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioMilwaukee
| Property Tax | $9 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $293 | $6,548 |
| Income Tax | $1,000 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,312 | $1,231 |
| Charges & Fees | $4,025 | $0 |
| Other | $3,184 | $3,984 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioMilwaukee
| Police | $0 | $3,642 |
| Fire Protection | $396 | $802 |
| Highways & Roads | $158 | $23 |
| Education | $23 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,188 | $180 |
| Health | $293 | $1 |
| Hospitals | $993 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,045 | $2,206 |
| Housing | $3,570 | $1,071 |
| Sewerage | $100 | $0 |
| Utilities | $3,826 | $1,866 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,608 |
| Other | $5,352 | $8,018 |
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health