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

St. Paul, MN vs Lakeville, MN

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

St. Paul spends 137.6% more per capita than Lakeville ($13,061/person difference). Lakeville, MN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 58/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
St. Paul, MN
Pop. 308,806
C
55/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency77
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Lakeville, MN
Pop. 70,696
C
58/100
Budget Balance54
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity93
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
St. Paul
Lakeville
Total Spending
$7.0B
$670.9M
Spending / Capita
$22,552
$9,491
Total Revenue
$11.3B
$1.3B
Revenue / Capita
$36,688
$18,789
Total Debt
$625.8M
$61.4M
Debt / Capita
$2,026
$869
Population
308,806
70,696
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
St. Paul$503
Lakeville$274
Parks & Recreation
St. Paul$2,137
Lakeville$688
Health
St. Paul$663
Lakeville$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

St. PaulLakeville
Property Tax
$130
$619
Sales Tax
$1,463
$785
Income Tax
$27
$0
Intergovernmental
$6,526
$6,772
Charges & Fees
$2,727
$1,685
Other
$4,806
$2,950

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

St. PaulLakeville
Fire Protection
$503
$274
Public Welfare
$1,730
$777
Health
$663
$0
Hospitals
$3,391
$0
Parks & Recreation
$2,137
$688
Housing
$4,835
$2,141
Sewerage
$367
$0
Utilities
$2,294
$1,292
Other
$6,632
$4,319
C
St. Paul, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
C
Lakeville, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 58/100
Average fiscal health

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