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
C
55/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency77
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
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