San Francisco, CA vs Milwaukee, WI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Francisco spends 848.3% more per capita than Milwaukee ($164,714/person difference). Milwaukee, WI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 62/100).
Fiscal Health Score
D
48/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Total Spending
$156.7B
$11.1B
Spending / Capita
$184,131
$19,417
Total Revenue
$232.3B
$6.3B
Revenue / Capita
$272,907
$11,027
Total Debt
$1.7B
$0
Debt / Capita
$2,031
$0
Population
851,036
573,299
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Francisco$3,351
Milwaukee$3,642
Fire Protection
San Francisco$2,281
Milwaukee$802
Highways & Roads
San Francisco$0
Milwaukee$23
Parks & Recreation
San Francisco$4,119
Milwaukee$2,206
Health
San Francisco$1,911
Milwaukee$1
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoMilwaukee
| Property Tax | $148 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $3,028 | $6,548 |
| Income Tax | $269 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $19,762 | $1,231 |
| Charges & Fees | $7,961 | $0 |
| Other | $18,918 | $3,984 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San FranciscoMilwaukee
| Police | $3,351 | $3,642 |
| Fire Protection | $2,281 | $802 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $2,203 | $180 |
| Health | $1,911 | $1 |
| Hospitals | $6,939 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $4,119 | $2,206 |
| Housing | $9,315 | $1,071 |
| Sewerage | $1,423 | $0 |
| Utilities | $21,190 | $1,866 |
| Interest on Debt | $22,798 | $1,608 |
| General Admin | $14,899 | $0 |
| Other | $93,702 | $8,018 |
D
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health