St. Paul, MN vs Duluth, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Duluth spends 31.2% more per capita than St. Paul ($10,234/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
F
30/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity93
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
St. Paul
Duluth
Total Spending
$7.0B
$2.8B
Spending / Capita
$22,552
$32,786
Total Revenue
$11.3B
$1.3B
Revenue / Capita
$36,688
$14,877
Total Debt
$625.8M
$170.2M
Debt / Capita
$2,026
$1,961
Population
308,806
86,772
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
St. Paul$503
Duluth$465
Parks & Recreation
St. Paul$2,137
Duluth$4,217
Health
St. Paul$663
Duluth$530
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
St. PaulDuluth
| Property Tax | $130 | $1,363 |
| Sales Tax | $1,463 | $2,261 |
| Income Tax | $27 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $6,526 | $1,348 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,727 | $2,388 |
| Other | $4,806 | $4,697 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
St. PaulDuluth
| Fire Protection | $503 | $465 |
| Public Welfare | $1,730 | $1,859 |
| Health | $663 | $530 |
| Hospitals | $3,391 | $1,029 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,137 | $4,217 |
| Housing | $4,835 | $3,654 |
| Sewerage | $367 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,294 | $1,313 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $3,181 |
| Other | $6,632 | $16,539 |
C
St. Paul, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
F
Duluth, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 30/100
Critical fiscal distress