St. Paul, MN vs Minneapolis, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
St. Paul spends 2.9% more per capita than Minneapolis ($642/person difference). Minneapolis, MN has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 65/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
55/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency77
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
65/100
Budget Balance17
Debt Burden91
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Total Spending
$7.0B
$9.4B
Spending / Capita
$22,552
$21,910
Total Revenue
$11.3B
$8.2B
Revenue / Capita
$36,688
$19,159
Total Debt
$625.8M
$274.8M
Debt / Capita
$2,026
$644
Population
308,806
426,877
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
St. Paul$503
Minneapolis$683
Highways & Roads
St. Paul$0
Minneapolis$221
Parks & Recreation
St. Paul$2,137
Minneapolis$3,486
Health
St. Paul$663
Minneapolis$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
St. PaulMinneapolis
| Property Tax | $130 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $1,463 | $1,989 |
| Income Tax | $27 | $994 |
| Intergovernmental | $6,526 | $2,929 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,727 | $2,040 |
| Other | $4,806 | $3,254 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
St. PaulMinneapolis
| Fire Protection | $503 | $683 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $221 |
| Public Welfare | $1,730 | $1,500 |
| Health | $663 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $3,391 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,137 | $3,486 |
| Housing | $4,835 | $4,133 |
| Sewerage | $367 | $570 |
| Utilities | $2,294 | $2,398 |
| Other | $6,632 | $8,919 |
C
St. Paul, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
B
Minneapolis, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 65/100
Good fiscal health