St. Paul, MN vs Brooklyn Park, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
St. Paul spends 106.5% more per capita than Brooklyn Park ($11,631/person difference). Brooklyn Park, MN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 56/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
55/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency77
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance7
Debt Burden68
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity50
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
St. Paul
Brooklyn Park
Total Spending
$7.0B
$927.8M
Spending / Capita
$22,552
$10,921
Total Revenue
$11.3B
$372.9M
Revenue / Capita
$36,688
$4,389
Total Debt
$625.8M
$34.7M
Debt / Capita
$2,026
$409
Population
308,806
84,951
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
St. Paul$503
Brooklyn Park$201
Parks & Recreation
St. Paul$2,137
Brooklyn Park$1,618
Health
St. Paul$663
Brooklyn Park$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
St. PaulBrooklyn Park
| Property Tax | $130 | $520 |
| Sales Tax | $1,463 | $753 |
| Income Tax | $27 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $6,526 | $228 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,727 | $2,265 |
| Other | $4,806 | $411 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
St. PaulBrooklyn Park
| Fire Protection | $503 | $201 |
| Public Welfare | $1,730 | $752 |
| Health | $663 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $3,391 | $407 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,137 | $1,618 |
| Housing | $4,835 | $3,434 |
| Sewerage | $367 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,294 | $2,176 |
| Other | $6,632 | $2,333 |
C
St. Paul, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
C
Brooklyn Park, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health