St. Paul, MN vs Bloomington, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
St. Paul spends 5.7% more per capita than Bloomington ($1,210/person difference). St. Paul, MN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 55/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
55/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency77
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
D
48/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden78
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency42
Revenue Diversity58
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
St. Paul
Bloomington
Total Spending
$7.0B
$1.9B
Spending / Capita
$22,552
$21,342
Total Revenue
$11.3B
$923.0M
Revenue / Capita
$36,688
$10,342
Total Debt
$625.8M
$31.7M
Debt / Capita
$2,026
$355
Population
308,806
89,244
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
St. Paul$503
Bloomington$282
Parks & Recreation
St. Paul$2,137
Bloomington$1,297
Education
St. Paul$0
Bloomington$25
Health
St. Paul$663
Bloomington$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
St. PaulBloomington
| Property Tax | $130 | $956 |
| Sales Tax | $1,463 | $568 |
| Income Tax | $27 | $1,025 |
| Intergovernmental | $6,526 | $3,294 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,727 | $4,186 |
| Other | $4,806 | $774 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
St. PaulBloomington
| Fire Protection | $503 | $282 |
| Education | $0 | $25 |
| Public Welfare | $1,730 | $2,499 |
| Health | $663 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $3,391 | $1,423 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,137 | $1,297 |
| Housing | $4,835 | $3,707 |
| Sewerage | $367 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,294 | $4,291 |
| Other | $6,632 | $7,817 |
C
St. Paul, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
D
Bloomington, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 48/100
Below average fiscal health