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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

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

City A
San Antonio, TX
Pop. 1,445,662
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Milwaukee, WI
Pop. 573,299
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

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