RANKING OF 2001 PER CAPITA EXPENDITURES OF CITIES OVER 2,500 IN POPULATION YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2001
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Ranking of 2001 Per Capita Expenditures January 31, 2003 Government Information Division Office of the State Auditor State of Minnesota 525 Park Street, Suite 400, St. Paul, MN 55103 gid@osa.state.mn.us www.osa.state.mn.us This document can be made available in alternative formats upon request. Call 651-296-2551 [voice] or 1-800-627-3529 [relay service] for assistance; or visit the OSA web site: www.osa.state.mn.us.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview...1 Definitions of Categories of Expenditures and Long-Term Debt...2 Expenditure and Outstanding Debt Tables Current Expenditures Table 1 - General Government...7 Table 2 - Public Safety...12 Table 3 - Streets and Highways...17 Table 4 - Sanitation...22 Table 5 - Health...27 Table 6 - Culture and Recreation...32 Table 7 - Housing and Economic Development...37 Table 8 - Airport...42 Table 9 - Transit...47 Table 10 - Miscellaneous...52 Table 11 - Total Current Expenditures...57 Table 12 - Total Capital Outlays...62 Table 13 - Debt Service Expenditures...67 Table 14 - Outstanding Long-Term Debt...72
Current Expenditures Grouped by Cluster Table 15 - General Government...77 Table 16 - Public Safety...82 Table 17 - Streets and Highways...87 Table 18 - Sanitation...92 Table 19 - Health...97 Table 20 - Culture and Recreation...102 Table 21 - Housing and Economic Development...107 Table 22 - Airport...112 Table 23 - Transit...117 Table 24 - Miscellaneous...122 Table 25 - Total Current Expenditures...127 Table 26 - Total Capital Outlays Grouped by Cluster...132 Table 27 - Debt Service Expenditures Grouped by Cluster...137 Table 28 - Outstanding Long-Term Debt Grouped by Cluster...142 Appendix A - Factors Affecting City Expenditures...149
Overview The data in this report is intended to facilitate a comparative analysis of spending by Minnesota cities. This report does not analyze whether any city is spending an appropriate amount for city services. Such evaluations can only be made after a thorough assessment of the overall spending of a particular city, the relative level of demand for services within that city, and the extent to which residents of that city demand, and are willing to finance, non-essential services. Minnesota s truth-in-taxation requirements for local governments provide citizens with information on the proposed distribution of their property tax dollars. This information does not, however, compare different jurisdictions to one another. This report, and the presentation of this data in per capita form, allow the residents of cities with a population over 2,500 to compare their city's expenditures with other similarly sized cities. The comparisons may be used by citizens as a means to better understand the uses of their tax dollars and to hold city government accountable for management of city resources. Comparisons of city per capita expenditures can also be useful for the cities themselves. City officials should use the comparisons as a starting point for improving efficiency, by looking at comparable cities that have lower per capita expenditures, and investigating potential techniques or ideas that could be replicated to reduce city expenditures. When examining the following tables, it is evident that there are wide variations in the amount spent on city services. Several possible reasons exist for the wide variation in city expenditures. 1 Cities with relatively high per capita expenditures may be responding to particular circumstances such as a higher crime rate or recovery from a natural disaster. Alternatively, comparatively high per capita expenditures may be indicative of poor financial management practices by city officials. Conversely, cities with comparatively low per capita expenditures may have opted not to provide certain services that are available in other cities, or may not be faced with the same demands for services. Cities may also appear to spend less than others if they provided services through enterprise funds or contracted with another municipality to provide a service. Alternatively, comparatively low per capita expenditures may be indicative of superior financial management practices of city officials. Residents of individual cities need to evaluate their city s circumstances to better understand the reasons for the city s per capita expenditure patterns. To fully understand city finances, residents and city officials need to analyze the relative contributions of both management and circumstances for their city. This report is also sorted by clusters as established by the League of Minnesota Cities. The State Auditor s Office has made the data in this report available in an interactive database on its web site. The OSA web site address is www.osa.state.mn.us. 1 This analysis does not incorporate the finances of enterprise funds. The inclusion of enterprise fund spending could significantly affect per capita figures for certain cities. Additionally, cities that provide services to other municipalities will have higher per capita expenditures. Appendix A provides a more detailed analysis of factors that contribute to the differences in city spending. 1
Definitions of Categories of Expenditures and Long-Term Debt Current General Government Expenditures. General government expenditures are those expenditures related to the administration of the governmental unit. General government expenditures include costs related to the mayor and city council, elections, finance, city hall maintenance, and supplies. Current Public Safety Expenditures. Public safety expenditures are those expenditures that are related to the protection of people and property. The most common services in this category include police, fire, and ambulance services. Current Streets and Highways Expenditures. Streets and highways expenditures are for the maintenance and repair of local highways, streets, bridges and related equipments. Common expenditures include patching, seal coating, and snow removal. Expenditures for road construction are not included in current expenditures, but are accounted for as capital outlay expenditures. Current Sanitation Expenditures. Sanitation expenditures include services such as refuse collection and disposal, recycling, as well as weed and pest control. Some cities provide sanitation services through enterprise funds. Current Health Expenditures. Health expenditures include services such as the maintenance of vital statistics, restaurant inspection, communicable disease control, and various health services and clinics. Current Culture and Recreation Expenditures. Culture and recreation expenditures include such services as libraries, museums, swimming pools, golf courses, zoos, and parks. Many cities provide recreation services through enterprise funds, which results in low per capita expenditures for this category. Current Housing and Economic Development Expenditures. Housing and economic development activities include development and redevelopment in blighted or otherwise economically disadvantaged areas. Activities may include: low interest loans to individuals and businesses; cleanup of hazardous sites; rehabilitation of substandard housing and other physical facilities; and assistance to those providing housing and economic opportunity within a disadvantaged area. Current Airport Expenditures. Airport expenditures include snow plowing, runway maintenance, staff, and supplies. Current Transit Expenditures. Transit expenditures reflect the costs associated with operating transit systems. Costs include salaries, vehicle maintenance, fuel, and administration. Several large cities operate transit authorities as enterprise funds. Because enterprise fund expenditures are not included in this report, cities with transit enterprise funds will have no expenditures for transit operations in this report. 2
Current Miscellaneous Expenditures. This category refers to all categories of current expenditures that do not fit into any of the above categories. Included are such things as pension contributions and insurance not allocated elsewhere, cemeteries, conservation of natural resources, judgments, and community education. Total Current Expenditures. Total current expenditures is the total of all expenses relating to current operations. Total Capital Outlays. Capital outlay expenditures are for the purchase of physical items that benefit the city for more than one year. These expenditures include the purchase, construction, or permanent improvement of buildings, equipment, machinery, and land. In many cases, cities try to plan for consistent capital spending from year to year to avoid large swings in spending. This is not always possible because projects such as the construction of a new building may be large in cost, but infrequent in nature. Debt Service Expenditures. Debt service expenditures are the annual cost of servicing the outstanding debt of the city. These costs include principal, interest, and fiscal charges. Outstanding Long-Term Debt. Outstanding long-term debt is not an expenditure, but is related to debt service expenditures. Outstanding long-term debt is debt that a city has incurred to finance its capital projects. Examples of long-term debt include various types of bonded debt as well as liabilities such as certificates of participation, long-term leases, and notes. 3
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Expenditure and Outstanding Debt Tables
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Table 1 Ranking of Per Capita Current General Government Expenditures OAK PARK HEIGHTS 3,977 919,622 231 WAYZATA 4,106 931,494 227 VICTORIA 4,365 949,670 218 BECKER 2,881 593,688 206 MOUNTAIN IRON 2,971 601,136 202 PINE CITY 3,071 549,238 179 BELLE PLAINE 4,124 702,383 170 EDEN PRAIRIE 55,660 9,433,495 169 DULUTH 86,125 13,583,539 158 INTERNATIONAL FALLS 6,606 1,034,815 157 CAMBRIDGE 5,715 890,867 156 DELANO 3,967 619,491 156 ROGERS 4,330 661,862 153 CHASKA 18,380 2,794,416 152 MEDINA 4,083 619,452 152 GRAND RAPIDS 7,824 1,180,957 151 NEWPORT 3,725 564,274 151 ELY 3,680 549,362 149 AUSTIN 23,376 3,457,146 148 MINNEAPOLIS 382,446 56,235,000 147 JACKSON 3,484 502,234 144 FOREST LAKE 14,719 2,091,540 142 ZIMMERMAN 3,052 430,647 141 GREENFIELD 2,640 370,599 140 PARK RAPIDS 3,338 464,167 139 LINO LAKES 17,380 2,375,501 137 ST. PAUL 287,260 39,026,794 136 CENTERVILLE 3,331 440,480 132 GOLDEN VALLEY 20,391 2,663,239 131 SHOREWOOD 7,540 989,502 131 JORDAN 4,100 529,662 129 CHISHOLM 4,929 631,956 128 MELROSE 3,115 394,474 127 MONTICELLO 8,397 1,055,124 126 BENSON 3,386 426,432 126 NEW ULM 13,547 1,692,045 125 ALBERTVILLE 3,997 500,675 125 ROSEAU 2,754 344,975 125 WATERTOWN 3,200 395,943 124 MINNETRISTA 4,475 548,091 122 AFTON 2,866 349,761 122 PROCTOR 2,842 347,401 122 LAKE CITY 5,104 614,359 120 ORONO 7,592 894,255 118 NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA 3,139 369,398 118 RED WING 16,211 1,898,347 117 OLIVIA 2,560 299,848 117 ALEXANDRIA 9,247 1,054,096 114 7
Table 1 Ranking of Per Capita Current General Government Expenditures SLEEPY EYE 3,513 401,878 114 SAUK CENTRE 3,937 440,374 112 BAYPORT 3,179 356,023 112 CALEDONIA 2,965 331,032 112 ST. LOUIS PARK 44,576 4,946,186 111 NORTHFIELD 17,509 1,950,060 111 VADNAIS HEIGHTS 13,151 1,454,582 111 INDEPENDENCE 3,346 363,749 109 WILLMAR 18,413 1,986,242 108 WYOMING 3,304 355,713 108 PRINCETON 4,037 430,620 107 BAXTER 5,815 608,037 105 TWO HARBORS 3,631 377,045 104 GRANITE FALLS 3,057 317,544 104 SHAKOPEE 22,192 2,290,607 103 ROSEMOUNT 15,270 1,566,143 103 HUTCHINSON 13,185 1,352,600 103 REDWOOD FALLS 5,461 564,450 103 DAYTON 4,705 484,874 103 BRECKENRIDGE 3,558 365,691 103 MILACA 2,596 268,399 103 DEEPHAVEN 3,860 389,024 101 GLENWOOD 2,601 261,816 101 ST. CLOUD 60,269 6,021,886 100 BEMIDJI 12,073 1,192,184 99 MAHTOMEDI 7,977 791,563 99 LAKE ELMO 7,036 695,029 99 GLENCOE 5,518 545,298 99 EVELETH 3,814 376,192 99 PRIOR LAKE 16,457 1,617,333 98 CROOKSTON 8,166 801,853 98 NEW PRAGUE 4,720 462,169 98 ROCKFORD 3,655 356,622 98 FRIDLEY 27,469 2,654,607 97 CHISAGO CITY 2,726 265,084 97 ZUMBROTA 2,877 277,515 96 EAST GRAND FORKS 7,535 717,984 95 OAK GROVE 6,952 644,294 93 FERGUS FALLS 13,645 1,259,890 92 CANNON FALLS 3,876 356,404 92 MORRIS 5,081 460,092 91 STAPLES 3,124 282,911 91 OAKDALE 26,906 2,431,881 90 LITCHFIELD 6,577 591,484 90 PIPESTONE 4,406 394,771 90 SPRING LAKE PARK 6,777 605,344 89 APPLETON 2,843 251,897 89 ST. MICHAEL 10,264 906,665 88 8
Table 1 Ranking of Per Capita Current General Government Expenditures DILWORTH 3,042 266,407 88 WABASHA 2,618 230,971 88 MARSHALL 12,828 1,111,185 87 PERHAM 2,603 227,243 87 ROSEVILLE 33,949 2,918,937 86 ELK RIVER 17,380 1,496,221 86 NORTH OAKS 4,000 345,388 86 HUGO 7,195 611,880 85 BLUE EARTH 3,587 305,414 85 NEW BRIGHTON 22,215 1,862,117 84 SAUK RAPIDS 10,826 905,571 84 ST. AUGUSTA 2,637 220,927 84 STILLWATER 15,589 1,287,492 83 ANNANDALE 2,714 224,493 83 WINONA 27,100 2,212,132 82 MOUNDS VIEW 12,750 1,040,030 82 WORTHINGTON 11,272 919,131 82 ST. PAUL PARK 5,081 414,516 82 WINDOM 4,495 368,505 82 LONG PRAIRIE 3,047 250,114 82 MOUND 9,454 762,888 81 OTSEGO 6,970 565,271 81 PLAINVIEW 3,207 258,676 81 BROOKLYN PARK 68,070 5,478,877 80 RAMSEY 18,668 1,499,642 80 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 18,529 1,485,904 80 MONTEVIDEO 5,482 439,922 80 LUVERNE 4,618 371,442 80 MENDOTA HEIGHTS 11,470 906,384 79 LA CRESCENT 5,011 394,984 79 ST. ANTHONY 8,012 627,440 78 MAPLE GROVE 52,350 4,035,356 77 CORCORAN 5,665 437,332 77 BROOKLYN CENTER 29,180 2,214,978 76 WASECA 9,711 739,625 76 LE SUEUR 4,001 303,346 76 MORA 3,235 246,703 76 MAPLEWOOD 35,080 2,646,234 75 MONTGOMERY 2,821 212,848 75 BLOOMINGTON 85,285 6,274,492 74 WEST ST. PAUL 19,624 1,459,024 74 FALCON HEIGHTS 5,580 412,385 74 BLAINE 46,000 3,341,138 73 MOORHEAD 32,376 2,371,191 73 HASTINGS 18,503 1,355,460 73 HOPKINS 17,250 1,252,445 73 BIG LAKE 6,895 506,310 73 NEW HOPE 20,910 1,511,179 72 9
Table 1 Ranking of Per Capita Current General Government Expenditures NORTH BRANCH 8,574 620,986 72 LINDSTROM 3,219 232,806 72 FARMINGTON 13,279 936,524 71 ARDEN HILLS 9,660 689,095 71 THIEF RIVER FALLS 8,412 600,913 71 MINNETONKA 51,420 3,586,176 70 CHANHASSEN 21,100 1,476,496 70 HIBBING 17,020 1,195,553 70 VIRGINIA 9,131 637,159 70 DETROIT LAKES 7,483 527,526 70 GOODVIEW 3,379 235,532 70 BURNSVILLE 60,434 4,195,181 69 SAVAGE 22,622 1,562,213 69 ROBBINSDALE 14,070 965,034 69 HERMANTOWN 8,099 561,773 69 SPRING VALLEY 2,546 176,045 69 OWATONNA 22,780 1,559,933 68 WACONIA 7,300 490,594 67 KASSON 4,597 307,331 67 SOUTH ST. PAUL 20,174 1,336,701 66 COKATO 2,762 181,052 66 LITTLE FALLS 7,826 507,602 65 ALBERT LEA 18,364 1,177,821 64 FAIRMONT 10,947 703,657 64 PLYMOUTH 66,675 4,174,675 63 NORTH MANKATO 12,054 759,279 63 CLOQUET 11,370 710,143 62 BRAINERD 13,421 813,682 61 CIRCLE PINES 4,670 282,730 61 CRYSTAL 22,748 1,338,081 59 ST. FRANCIS 5,330 312,645 59 WADENA 4,300 255,510 59 APPLE VALLEY 46,600 2,704,741 58 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS 30,150 1,744,617 58 ANOKA 18,088 1,035,678 57 EAST BETHEL 11,079 631,669 57 ST. JOSEPH 4,912 278,238 57 EAGAN 64,300 3,566,659 55 EDINA 47,465 2,633,260 55 SHOREVIEW 26,374 1,462,890 55 BUFFALO 10,844 600,856 55 ST. JAMES 4,701 259,050 55 ST. CHARLES 3,351 182,175 54 RICHFIELD 34,876 1,839,353 53 FARIBAULT 21,166 1,112,153 53 COLD SPRING 3,316 176,473 53 WOODBURY 48,150 2,525,142 52 COTTAGE GROVE 30,753 1,607,354 52 10
Table 1 Ranking of Per Capita Current General Government Expenditures SARTELL 10,333 522,325 51 ROCHESTER 89,325 4,482,840 50 HAM LAKE 13,110 650,680 50 ST. PETER 9,759 471,812 48 CHAMPLIN 22,482 1,050,453 47 WHITE BEAR LAKE 24,606 1,132,926 46 WAITE PARK 6,644 302,401 46 STEWARTVILLE 5,500 250,048 45 LAKEVILLE 44,751 1,918,020 43 ANDOVER 27,446 1,174,284 43 COON RAPIDS 61,800 2,542,339 41 LITTLE CANADA 9,813 400,649 41 GRANT 4,077 166,598 41 NORTH ST. PAUL 11,923 468,791 39 BYRON 3,616 137,174 38 MANKATO 32,698 714,335 22 Average for Cities Over 2,500 in Population** 17,304 * Source: "2001 City and Township Population Estimates", State Demographic Center. ** Average population, expenditures, and per capita amounts are based only on those cities with expenditures in this category. 1,618,191 94 11
Table 2 Ranking of Per Capita Current Public Safety Expenditures GRANITE FALLS 3,057 1,536,730 503 MINNEAPOLIS 382,446 151,346,000 396 VIRGINIA 9,131 3,434,491 376 ST. PAUL 287,260 103,852,830 362 EAST GRAND FORKS 7,535 2,662,204 353 ORONO 7,592 2,569,420 338 DULUTH 86,125 28,603,115 332 RED WING 16,211 5,287,526 326 EVELETH 3,814 1,134,740 298 INDEPENDENCE 3,346 963,257 288 CLOQUET 11,370 3,267,300 287 INTERNATIONAL FALLS 6,606 1,829,550 277 ST. ANTHONY 8,012 2,181,215 272 MINNETRISTA 4,475 1,214,054 271 WABASHA 2,618 702,247 268 BRECKENRIDGE 3,558 945,327 266 CROOKSTON 8,166 2,153,752 264 HIBBING 17,020 4,426,402 260 WAYZATA 4,106 1,066,037 260 MANKATO 32,698 8,449,510 258 RICHFIELD 34,876 8,930,822 256 MOORHEAD 32,376 8,182,311 253 ROCHESTER 89,325 22,257,775 249 ST. CLOUD 60,269 14,995,618 249 BEMIDJI 12,073 3,003,189 249 ELY 3,680 910,205 247 OAK PARK HEIGHTS 3,977 967,854 243 SOUTH ST. PAUL 20,174 4,830,937 239 MEDINA 4,083 967,917 237 BRAINERD 13,421 3,081,656 230 STILLWATER 15,589 3,535,601 227 ALBERT LEA 18,364 4,103,326 223 ROGERS 4,330 951,001 220 BECKER 2,881 633,458 220 GOLDEN VALLEY 20,391 4,434,110 217 HOPKINS 17,250 3,722,224 216 MONTEVIDEO 5,482 1,181,619 216 WINONA 27,100 5,808,874 214 DEEPHAVEN 3,860 824,384 214 ROBBINSDALE 14,070 2,993,119 213 WEST ST. PAUL 19,624 4,107,948 209 SAUK CENTRE 3,937 824,311 209 PERHAM 2,603 543,717 209 HASTINGS 18,503 3,856,689 208 GRAND RAPIDS 7,824 1,624,981 208 THIEF RIVER FALLS 8,412 1,738,732 207 CHISHOLM 4,929 1,021,384 207 ALEXANDRIA 9,247 1,883,292 204 12
Table 2 Ranking of Per Capita Current Public Safety Expenditures REDWOOD FALLS 5,461 1,112,155 204 BAYPORT 3,179 641,188 202 NEW HOPE 20,910 4,140,598 198 PRINCETON 4,037 800,175 198 BLOOMINGTON 85,285 16,645,107 195 MAPLEWOOD 35,080 6,831,320 195 HUTCHINSON 13,185 2,567,686 195 CENTERVILLE 3,331 648,345 195 ST. LOUIS PARK 44,576 8,655,743 194 BROOKLYN CENTER 29,180 5,672,098 194 ANOKA 18,088 3,491,184 193 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 18,529 3,513,103 190 ELK RIVER 17,380 3,304,508 190 WORTHINGTON 11,272 2,130,136 189 BURNSVILLE 60,434 11,337,830 188 EDINA 47,465 8,943,051 188 NEW PRAGUE 4,720 886,868 188 MORA 3,235 608,405 188 PARK RAPIDS 3,338 625,476 187 BENSON 3,386 625,007 185 NEWPORT 3,725 685,126 184 SPRING VALLEY 2,546 467,922 184 FAIRMONT 10,947 1,998,494 183 CANNON FALLS 3,876 706,245 182 FRIDLEY 27,469 4,944,255 180 ZIMMERMAN 3,052 548,902 180 MONTGOMERY 2,821 507,560 180 LE SUEUR 4,001 714,850 179 COLD SPRING 3,316 593,154 179 PROCTOR 2,842 506,253 178 MENDOTA HEIGHTS 11,470 2,019,984 176 FARIBAULT 21,166 3,666,045 173 MOUND 9,454 1,630,961 173 WAITE PARK 6,644 1,152,078 173 GLENWOOD 2,601 450,560 173 BROOKLYN PARK 68,070 11,675,385 172 WINDOM 4,495 772,151 172 LAKE CITY 5,104 868,676 170 SPRING LAKE PARK 6,777 1,148,541 169 TWO HARBORS 3,631 614,880 169 MARSHALL 12,828 2,160,522 168 BUFFALO 10,844 1,818,666 168 CIRCLE PINES 4,670 785,849 168 FERGUS FALLS 13,645 2,275,199 167 JORDAN 4,100 685,495 167 NORTH OAKS 4,000 669,496 167 MOUNTAIN IRON 2,971 494,936 167 SHAKOPEE 22,192 3,676,954 166 13
Table 2 Ranking of Per Capita Current Public Safety Expenditures LA CRESCENT 5,011 832,852 166 DELANO 3,967 656,092 165 CHISAGO CITY 2,726 449,312 165 WILLMAR 18,413 3,000,892 163 ROSEAU 2,754 447,716 163 JACKSON 3,484 557,268 160 GLENCOE 5,518 875,177 159 AUSTIN 23,376 3,685,035 158 CRYSTAL 22,748 3,605,374 158 ST. PETER 9,759 1,544,990 158 MILACA 2,596 410,121 158 DETROIT LAKES 7,483 1,173,144 157 BAXTER 5,815 915,690 157 LITCHFIELD 6,577 1,026,369 156 ST. JAMES 4,701 734,042 156 APPLETON 2,843 443,024 156 WOODBURY 48,150 7,454,089 155 ROSEVILLE 33,949 5,245,869 155 HERMANTOWN 8,099 1,254,003 155 LITTLE FALLS 7,826 1,213,563 155 MORRIS 5,081 785,502 155 PLAINVIEW 3,207 496,035 155 COTTAGE GROVE 30,753 4,741,533 154 OWATONNA 22,780 3,508,891 154 WYOMING 3,304 505,097 153 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS 30,150 4,593,852 152 NORTHFIELD 17,509 2,645,214 151 NORTH ST. PAUL 11,923 1,797,934 151 ST. FRANCIS 5,330 805,468 151 LUVERNE 4,618 695,712 151 CALEDONIA 2,965 444,357 150 ANNANDALE 2,714 403,341 149 FOREST LAKE 14,719 2,160,797 147 BLUE EARTH 3,587 526,299 147 BIG LAKE 6,895 1,004,205 146 WHITE BEAR LAKE 24,606 3,565,147 145 PRIOR LAKE 16,457 2,390,551 145 DILWORTH 3,042 436,540 144 OLIVIA 2,560 368,942 144 APPLE VALLEY 46,600 6,661,476 143 WASECA 9,711 1,384,680 143 LINDSTROM 3,219 460,395 143 BELLE PLAINE 4,124 584,452 142 MELROSE 3,115 440,920 142 ST. PAUL PARK 5,081 714,017 141 MAPLE GROVE 52,350 7,323,659 140 SAVAGE 22,622 3,123,370 138 ST. JOSEPH 4,912 677,964 138 14
Table 2 Ranking of Per Capita Current Public Safety Expenditures LAKEVILLE 44,751 6,142,144 137 LONG PRAIRIE 3,047 418,340 137 COON RAPIDS 61,800 8,349,415 135 OAKDALE 26,906 3,627,309 135 KASSON 4,597 619,180 135 STAPLES 3,124 420,853 135 MINNETONKA 51,420 6,903,614 134 SARTELL 10,333 1,386,046 134 WADENA 4,300 564,826 131 BLAINE 46,000 5,983,989 130 EAGAN 64,300 8,225,317 128 EDEN PRAIRIE 55,660 7,135,987 128 LINO LAKES 17,380 2,212,932 127 FARMINGTON 13,279 1,690,127 127 NEW ULM 13,547 1,710,707 126 CAMBRIDGE 5,715 718,745 126 ZUMBROTA 2,877 361,614 126 NEW BRIGHTON 22,215 2,780,414 125 MOUNDS VIEW 12,750 1,571,729 123 ST. CHARLES 3,351 410,867 123 PINE CITY 3,071 369,411 120 WACONIA 7,300 869,322 119 WATERTOWN 3,200 382,359 119 MONTICELLO 8,397 987,499 118 SHOREWOOD 7,540 893,070 118 CHASKA 18,380 2,140,728 116 ARDEN HILLS 9,660 1,106,927 115 CHAMPLIN 22,482 2,560,215 114 PIPESTONE 4,406 501,714 114 COKATO 2,762 315,855 114 PLYMOUTH 66,675 7,478,237 112 ROSEMOUNT 15,270 1,681,144 110 SLEEPY EYE 3,513 386,923 110 AFTON 2,866 314,560 110 SAUK RAPIDS 10,826 1,169,301 108 LITTLE CANADA 9,813 1,057,797 108 CHANHASSEN 21,100 2,247,525 107 NORTH MANKATO 12,054 1,288,667 107 GOODVIEW 3,379 357,628 106 NORTH BRANCH 8,574 904,319 105 RAMSEY 18,668 1,949,794 104 FALCON HEIGHTS 5,580 555,863 100 MAHTOMEDI 7,977 748,503 94 DAYTON 4,705 444,611 94 VADNAIS HEIGHTS 13,151 1,213,457 92 CORCORAN 5,665 505,741 89 LAKE ELMO 7,036 613,895 87 OTSEGO 6,970 597,525 86 15
Table 2 Ranking of Per Capita Current Public Safety Expenditures ANDOVER 27,446 2,246,276 82 ALBERTVILLE 3,997 324,134 81 STEWARTVILLE 5,500 439,959 80 HUGO 7,195 571,413 79 ROCKFORD 3,655 287,447 79 GRANT 4,077 316,615 78 GREENFIELD 2,640 201,241 76 VICTORIA 4,365 324,687 74 NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA 3,139 222,166 71 SHOREVIEW 26,374 1,841,675 70 ST. MICHAEL 10,264 706,903 69 HAM LAKE 13,110 880,440 67 OAK GROVE 6,952 391,817 56 BYRON 3,616 201,299 56 ST. AUGUSTA 2,637 143,650 54 EAST BETHEL 11,079 559,497 51 Average for Cities Over 2,500 in Population** 17,304 * Source: "2001 City and Township Population Estimates", State Demographic Center. ** Average population, expenditures, and per capita amounts are based only on those cities with expenditures in this category. 3,674,369 212 16
Table 3 Ranking of Per Capita Current Streets and Highways Expenditures ELY 3,680 854,829 232 EVELETH 3,814 834,369 219 GRAND RAPIDS 7,824 1,682,763 215 DEEPHAVEN 3,860 812,627 211 MOUNTAIN IRON 2,971 525,464 177 RED WING 16,211 2,819,246 174 BECKER 2,881 494,354 172 VICTORIA 4,365 703,342 161 EAST GRAND FORKS 7,535 1,200,337 159 INTERNATIONAL FALLS 6,606 1,035,746 157 VIRGINIA 9,131 1,407,318 154 MONTICELLO 8,397 1,238,711 148 BLUE EARTH 3,587 527,793 147 TWO HARBORS 3,631 524,799 145 DETROIT LAKES 7,483 1,034,952 138 MANKATO 32,698 4,491,118 137 MARSHALL 12,828 1,700,799 133 WAYZATA 4,106 540,160 132 MORRIS 5,081 655,106 129 LONG PRAIRIE 3,047 391,891 129 CHISHOLM 4,929 631,232 128 PINE CITY 3,071 389,036 127 ZUMBROTA 2,877 362,002 126 MINNEAPOLIS 382,446 47,697,000 125 HUTCHINSON 13,185 1,639,794 124 ST. JAMES 4,701 579,963 123 DULUTH 86,125 10,436,781 121 AUSTIN 23,376 2,821,230 121 NEW ULM 13,547 1,636,194 121 INDEPENDENCE 3,346 401,824 120 BENSON 3,386 403,131 119 HIBBING 17,020 2,005,576 118 WASECA 9,711 1,150,007 118 ALBERT LEA 18,364 2,149,750 117 WILLMAR 18,413 2,145,377 117 BRECKENRIDGE 3,558 417,860 117 APPLETON 2,843 331,556 117 BEMIDJI 12,073 1,398,302 116 PARK RAPIDS 3,338 384,137 115 LE SUEUR 4,001 450,846 113 CANNON FALLS 3,876 438,821 113 JACKSON 3,484 392,057 113 MINNETRISTA 4,475 499,215 112 GLENWOOD 2,601 291,475 112 MILACA 2,596 289,288 111 ST. PETER 9,759 1,021,534 105 CAMBRIDGE 5,715 593,961 104 GRANITE FALLS 3,057 313,067 102 17
Table 3 Ranking of Per Capita Current Streets and Highways Expenditures SPRING VALLEY 2,546 259,559 102 FRIDLEY 27,469 2,764,051 101 CORCORAN 5,665 574,165 101 MEDINA 4,083 408,663 100 STILLWATER 15,589 1,535,720 99 WORTHINGTON 11,272 1,112,692 99 WAITE PARK 6,644 656,275 99 SAUK CENTRE 3,937 390,349 99 OWATONNA 22,780 2,239,730 98 THIEF RIVER FALLS 8,412 822,030 98 MONTGOMERY 2,821 277,829 98 NORTH MANKATO 12,054 1,175,085 97 WINDOM 4,495 437,379 97 WABASHA 2,618 252,961 97 FAIRMONT 10,947 1,052,505 96 LITCHFIELD 6,577 628,152 96 REDWOOD FALLS 5,461 524,986 96 MONTEVIDEO 5,482 524,061 96 OLIVIA 2,560 245,410 96 ROCHESTER 89,325 8,447,144 95 CLOQUET 11,370 1,075,276 95 ZIMMERMAN 3,052 290,672 95 AFTON 2,866 272,083 95 CALEDONIA 2,965 279,726 94 FARMINGTON 13,279 1,240,224 93 NEW PRAGUE 4,720 439,206 93 LUVERNE 4,618 430,744 93 MOORHEAD 32,376 2,971,482 92 KASSON 4,597 421,293 92 PIPESTONE 4,406 405,583 92 EDINA 47,465 4,313,065 91 GOLDEN VALLEY 20,391 1,856,412 91 SAUK RAPIDS 10,826 972,304 90 ST. CLOUD 60,269 5,283,504 88 SARTELL 10,333 906,700 88 WATERTOWN 3,200 280,816 88 MELROSE 3,115 273,541 88 WADENA 4,300 374,043 87 PRINCETON 4,037 352,024 87 FOREST LAKE 14,719 1,251,878 85 MORA 3,235 274,662 85 WINONA 27,100 2,243,090 83 FERGUS FALLS 13,645 1,132,048 83 BRAINERD 13,421 1,110,288 83 PROCTOR 2,842 236,084 83 SAVAGE 22,622 1,861,964 82 CHANHASSEN 21,100 1,739,625 82 ANNANDALE 2,714 221,437 82 18
Table 3 Ranking of Per Capita Current Streets and Highways Expenditures PERHAM 2,603 212,584 82 ANOKA 18,088 1,452,724 80 NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA 3,139 250,940 80 ROSEAU 2,754 220,071 80 SOUTH ST. PAUL 20,174 1,592,603 79 LITTLE FALLS 7,826 613,338 78 ST. LOUIS PARK 44,576 3,410,208 77 HASTINGS 18,503 1,420,040 77 ST. PAUL 287,260 21,822,023 76 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS 30,150 2,293,223 76 CHAMPLIN 22,482 1,706,029 76 ALEXANDRIA 9,247 699,297 76 NEWPORT 3,725 284,876 76 COLD SPRING 3,316 247,676 75 WOODBURY 48,150 3,582,570 74 RAMSEY 18,668 1,373,936 74 ELK RIVER 17,380 1,289,414 74 STAPLES 3,124 231,183 74 BROOKLYN CENTER 29,180 2,142,064 73 SHAKOPEE 22,192 1,619,264 73 ROGERS 4,330 314,153 73 GREENFIELD 2,640 193,605 73 CROOKSTON 8,166 587,080 72 WACONIA 7,300 525,156 72 SLEEPY EYE 3,513 254,572 72 BAYPORT 3,179 229,438 72 NORTHFIELD 17,509 1,250,044 71 ORONO 7,592 540,815 71 ROSEMOUNT 15,270 1,071,425 70 PLAINVIEW 3,207 225,248 70 BROOKLYN PARK 68,070 4,677,199 69 GRANT 4,077 281,498 69 EDEN PRAIRIE 55,660 3,766,905 68 PRIOR LAKE 16,457 1,120,381 68 GOODVIEW 3,379 230,693 68 DILWORTH 3,042 202,295 67 CHISAGO CITY 2,726 183,280 67 ANDOVER 27,446 1,806,864 66 NORTH ST. PAUL 11,923 789,270 66 BELLE PLAINE 4,124 270,966 66 COKATO 2,762 181,379 66 COON RAPIDS 61,800 4,006,006 65 FARIBAULT 21,166 1,369,636 65 WEST ST. PAUL 19,624 1,268,096 65 LINO LAKES 17,380 1,134,874 65 ROBBINSDALE 14,070 907,834 65 MOUND 9,454 616,598 65 APPLE VALLEY 46,600 2,987,559 64 19
Table 3 Ranking of Per Capita Current Streets and Highways Expenditures BYRON 3,616 232,119 64 OTSEGO 6,970 438,487 63 DAYTON 4,705 294,620 63 SHOREWOOD 7,540 465,380 62 BUFFALO 10,844 665,614 61 STEWARTVILLE 5,500 335,610 61 MAPLEWOOD 35,080 2,120,273 60 LAKEVILLE 44,751 2,630,031 59 ST. ANTHONY 8,012 473,852 59 GLENCOE 5,518 326,379 59 CENTERVILLE 3,331 196,832 59 ST. MICHAEL 10,264 598,453 58 HUGO 7,195 406,768 57 LAKE CITY 5,104 288,840 57 ROCKFORD 3,655 206,961 57 RICHFIELD 34,876 1,969,480 56 CHASKA 18,380 1,032,607 56 LA CRESCENT 5,011 274,739 55 WYOMING 3,304 180,930 55 BLOOMINGTON 85,285 4,641,866 54 HOPKINS 17,250 928,048 54 ST. JOSEPH 4,912 263,764 54 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 18,529 974,041 53 DELANO 3,967 211,631 53 MAHTOMEDI 7,977 417,688 52 PLYMOUTH 66,675 3,384,222 51 LINDSTROM 3,219 162,619 51 EAGAN 64,300 3,215,355 50 MAPLE GROVE 52,350 2,639,464 50 COTTAGE GROVE 30,753 1,538,763 50 ST. PAUL PARK 5,081 252,656 50 JORDAN 4,100 203,357 50 BURNSVILLE 60,434 2,991,351 49 ROSEVILLE 33,949 1,655,132 49 BAXTER 5,815 279,756 48 NEW BRIGHTON 22,215 1,052,671 47 ST. CHARLES 3,351 156,921 47 MINNETONKA 51,420 2,298,627 45 MENDOTA HEIGHTS 11,470 515,389 45 HAM LAKE 13,110 567,383 43 ALBERTVILLE 3,997 172,556 43 BLAINE 46,000 1,876,632 41 NEW HOPE 20,910 856,692 41 NORTH BRANCH 8,574 351,765 41 LAKE ELMO 7,036 291,839 41 WHITE BEAR LAKE 24,606 988,954 40 BIG LAKE 6,895 275,981 40 ST. FRANCIS 5,330 211,201 40 20
Table 3 Ranking of Per Capita Current Streets and Highways Expenditures SHOREVIEW 26,374 1,036,638 39 OAK PARK HEIGHTS 3,977 151,762 38 HERMANTOWN 8,099 303,313 37 OAK GROVE 6,952 259,328 37 OAKDALE 26,906 961,484 36 EAST BETHEL 11,079 400,845 36 ST. AUGUSTA 2,637 95,023 36 CRYSTAL 22,748 789,567 35 ARDEN HILLS 9,660 285,862 30 SPRING LAKE PARK 6,777 183,680 27 CIRCLE PINES 4,670 119,604 26 LITTLE CANADA 9,813 250,002 25 FALCON HEIGHTS 5,580 135,070 24 MOUNDS VIEW 12,750 291,456 23 VADNAIS HEIGHTS 13,151 284,992 22 NORTH OAKS 4,000 27,321 7 Average for Cities Over 2,500 in Population** 17,304 * Source: "2001 City and Township Population Estimates", State Demographic Center. ** Average population, expenditures, and per capita amounts are based only on those cities with expenditures in this category. 1,399,675 81 21
Table 4 Ranking of Per Capita Current Sanitation Expenditures EVELETH 3,814 338,056 89 MORRIS 5,081 245,747 48 NORTH OAKS 4,000 182,640 46 BLAINE 46,000 2,052,665 45 MONTICELLO 8,397 362,995 43 JACKSON 3,484 151,039 43 BUFFALO 10,844 398,324 37 COKATO 2,762 96,120 35 SLEEPY EYE 3,513 104,630 30 ST. CHARLES 3,351 100,740 30 WAITE PARK 6,644 182,403 27 ALEXANDRIA 9,247 204,871 22 CROOKSTON 8,166 179,166 22 BRAINERD 13,421 249,962 19 BLUE EARTH 3,587 59,522 17 SHOREVIEW 26,374 344,833 13 ROGERS 4,330 54,722 13 FRIDLEY 27,469 317,823 12 CHAMPLIN 22,482 273,897 12 MINNETRISTA 4,475 52,200 12 ST. PAUL 287,260 3,216,842 11 MAPLE GROVE 52,350 596,214 11 FOREST LAKE 14,719 157,609 11 ST. MICHAEL 10,264 109,810 11 DAYTON 4,705 51,330 11 CANNON FALLS 3,876 43,230 11 MAPLEWOOD 35,080 348,065 10 SPRING LAKE PARK 6,777 70,743 10 TWO HARBORS 3,631 35,323 10 INDEPENDENCE 3,346 32,776 10 WORTHINGTON 11,272 96,234 9 ST. ANTHONY 8,012 74,449 9 ORONO 7,592 69,856 9 NEW BRIGHTON 22,215 171,074 8 MAHTOMEDI 7,977 60,117 8 CORCORAN 5,665 46,709 8 ST. FRANCIS 5,330 45,020 8 MEDINA 4,083 31,560 8 ROCKFORD 3,655 27,927 8 ROSEAU 2,754 23,101 8 APPLETON 2,843 21,537 8 GREENFIELD 2,640 21,441 8 NEW HOPE 20,910 148,070 7 OTSEGO 6,970 47,001 7 WADENA 4,300 29,596 7 LITCHFIELD 6,577 37,131 6 FALCON HEIGHTS 5,580 34,122 6 LAKE CITY 5,104 29,807 6 22
Table 4 Ranking of Per Capita Current Sanitation Expenditures GRANT 4,077 25,220 6 ANDOVER 27,446 147,966 5 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 18,529 95,092 5 NEW ULM 13,547 70,860 5 OAK GROVE 6,952 37,500 5 ALBERTVILLE 3,997 21,535 5 DEEPHAVEN 3,860 20,954 5 NEWPORT 3,725 17,313 5 STILLWATER 15,589 66,774 4 RED WING 16,211 63,053 4 BIG LAKE 6,895 27,578 4 EAST GRAND FORKS 7,535 27,568 4 OAK PARK HEIGHTS 3,977 16,254 4 GRANITE FALLS 3,057 13,205 4 AFTON 2,866 12,763 4 BECKER 2,881 11,700 4 EDEN PRAIRIE 55,660 177,300 3 COON RAPIDS 61,800 166,288 3 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS 30,150 93,838 3 ELK RIVER 17,380 51,113 3 SOUTH ST. PAUL 20,174 50,872 3 HASTINGS 18,503 49,998 3 HAM LAKE 13,110 34,177 3 FERGUS FALLS 13,645 34,123 3 EAST BETHEL 11,079 29,516 3 DETROIT LAKES 7,483 19,596 3 WACONIA 7,300 19,396 3 REDWOOD FALLS 5,461 16,774 3 PRINCETON 4,037 11,076 3 BURNSVILLE 60,434 127,915 2 WOODBURY 48,150 106,711 2 RICHFIELD 34,876 83,418 2 COTTAGE GROVE 30,753 56,621 2 CHANHASSEN 21,100 48,688 2 MOUNDS VIEW 12,750 22,617 2 HERMANTOWN 8,099 17,835 2 CLOQUET 11,370 17,268 2 WABASHA 2,618 6,540 2 MELROSE 3,115 5,678 2 APPLE VALLEY 46,600 35,540 1 LAKEVILLE 44,751 26,371 1 WINONA 27,100 25,901 1 LINO LAKES 17,380 25,516 1 MENDOTA HEIGHTS 11,470 17,090 1 WEST ST. PAUL 19,624 13,158 1 LITTLE CANADA 9,813 10,955 1 SAUK RAPIDS 10,826 7,929 1 SHOREWOOD 7,540 7,458 1 23
Table 4 Ranking of Per Capita Current Sanitation Expenditures INTERNATIONAL FALLS 6,606 7,443 1 VICTORIA 4,365 6,185 1 FAIRMONT 10,947 5,822 1 BAYPORT 3,179 4,741 1 CENTERVILLE 3,331 4,691 1 KASSON 4,597 4,308 1 CHISAGO CITY 2,726 4,079 1 ZIMMERMAN 3,052 3,680 1 ST. AUGUSTA 2,637 3,670 1 STEWARTVILLE 5,500 3,558 1 LINDSTROM 3,219 3,339 1 LUVERNE 4,618 3,207 1 COLD SPRING 3,316 2,557 1 SAUK CENTRE 3,937 2,423 1 WASECA 9,711 4,116 0 LAKE ELMO 7,036 3,438 0 MONTEVIDEO 5,482 2,329 0 ST. PAUL PARK 5,081 1,903 0 MONTGOMERY 2,821 619 0 BELLE PLAINE 4,124 300 0 ZUMBROTA 2,877 243 0 EAGAN 64,300 92 0 ALBERT LEA 18,364 0 0 ANNANDALE 2,714 0 0 ANOKA 18,088 0 0 ARDEN HILLS 9,660 0 0 AUSTIN 23,376 0 0 BAXTER 5,815 0 0 BEMIDJI 12,073 0 0 BENSON 3,386 0 0 BLOOMINGTON 85,285 0 0 BRECKENRIDGE 3,558 0 0 BROOKLYN CENTER 29,180 0 0 BROOKLYN PARK 68,070 0 0 BYRON 3,616 0 0 CALEDONIA 2,965 0 0 CAMBRIDGE 5,715 0 0 CHASKA 18,380 0 0 CHISHOLM 4,929 0 0 CIRCLE PINES 4,670 0 0 CRYSTAL 22,748 0 0 DELANO 3,967 0 0 DILWORTH 3,042 0 0 DULUTH 86,125 0 0 EDINA 47,465 0 0 ELY 3,680 0 0 FARIBAULT 21,166 0 0 FARMINGTON 13,279 0 0 24
Table 4 Ranking of Per Capita Current Sanitation Expenditures GLENCOE 5,518 0 0 GLENWOOD 2,601 0 0 GOLDEN VALLEY 20,391 0 0 GOODVIEW 3,379 0 0 GRAND RAPIDS 7,824 0 0 HIBBING 17,020 0 0 HOPKINS 17,250 0 0 HUGO 7,195 0 0 HUTCHINSON 13,185 0 0 JORDAN 4,100 0 0 LA CRESCENT 5,011 0 0 LE SUEUR 4,001 0 0 LITTLE FALLS 7,826 0 0 LONG PRAIRIE 3,047 0 0 MANKATO 32,698 0 0 MARSHALL 12,828 0 0 MILACA 2,596 0 0 MINNEAPOLIS 382,446 0 0 MINNETONKA 51,420 0 0 MOORHEAD 32,376 0 0 MORA 3,235 0 0 MOUND 9,454 0 0 MOUNTAIN IRON 2,971 0 0 NEW PRAGUE 4,720 0 0 NORTH BRANCH 8,574 0 0 NORTH MANKATO 12,054 0 0 NORTH ST. PAUL 11,923 0 0 NORTHFIELD 17,509 0 0 NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA 3,139 0 0 OAKDALE 26,906 0 0 OLIVIA 2,560 0 0 OWATONNA 22,780 0 0 PARK RAPIDS 3,338 0 0 PERHAM 2,603 0 0 PINE CITY 3,071 0 0 PIPESTONE 4,406 0 0 PLAINVIEW 3,207 0 0 PLYMOUTH 66,675 0 0 PRIOR LAKE 16,457 0 0 PROCTOR 2,842 0 0 RAMSEY 18,668 0 0 ROBBINSDALE 14,070 0 0 ROCHESTER 89,325 0 0 ROSEMOUNT 15,270 0 0 ROSEVILLE 33,949 0 0 SARTELL 10,333 0 0 SAVAGE 22,622 0 0 SHAKOPEE 22,192 0 0 25
Table 4 Ranking of Per Capita Current Sanitation Expenditures SPRING VALLEY 2,546 0 0 ST. CLOUD 60,269 0 0 ST. JAMES 4,701 0 0 ST. JOSEPH 4,912 0 0 ST. LOUIS PARK 44,576 0 0 ST. PETER 9,759 0 0 STAPLES 3,124 0 0 THIEF RIVER FALLS 8,412 0 0 VADNAIS HEIGHTS 13,151 0 0 VIRGINIA 9,131 0 0 WATERTOWN 3,200 0 0 WAYZATA 4,106 0 0 WHITE BEAR LAKE 24,606 0 0 WILLMAR 18,413 0 0 WINDOM 4,495 0 0 WYOMING 3,304 0 0 Average for Cities Over 2,500 in Population** 15,014 * Source: "2001 City and Township Population Estimates", State Demographic Center. ** Average population, expenditures, and per capita amounts are based only on those cities with expenditures in this category. 116,902 8 26
Table 5 Ranking of Per Capita Current Health Expenditures MINNEAPOLIS 382,446 22,281,000 58 BLOOMINGTON 85,285 4,711,095 55 WHITE BEAR LAKE 24,606 595,486 24 EVELETH 3,814 60,318 16 ST. PAUL 287,260 4,141,380 14 EDINA 47,465 466,240 10 COON RAPIDS 61,800 394,139 6 RICHFIELD 34,876 159,005 5 CRYSTAL 22,748 83,446 4 MINNETONKA 51,420 167,385 3 WINONA 27,100 70,970 3 WINDOM 4,495 13,674 3 APPLETON 2,843 8,576 3 CHISAGO CITY 2,726 7,052 3 WAYZATA 4,106 8,412 2 LAKE CITY 5,104 7,560 1 JACKSON 3,484 4,530 1 KASSON 4,597 3,477 1 DILWORTH 3,042 2,976 1 HOPKINS 17,250 5,683 0 INTERNATIONAL FALLS 6,606 3,128 0 DETROIT LAKES 7,483 1,359 0 AUSTIN 23,376 1,250 0 MONTEVIDEO 5,482 200 0 AFTON 2,866 0 0 ALBERT LEA 18,364 0 0 ALBERTVILLE 3,997 0 0 ALEXANDRIA 9,247 0 0 ANDOVER 27,446 0 0 ANNANDALE 2,714 0 0 ANOKA 18,088 0 0 APPLE VALLEY 46,600 0 0 ARDEN HILLS 9,660 0 0 BAXTER 5,815 0 0 BAYPORT 3,179 0 0 BECKER 2,881 0 0 BELLE PLAINE 4,124 0 0 BEMIDJI 12,073 0 0 BENSON 3,386 0 0 BIG LAKE 6,895 0 0 BLAINE 46,000 0 0 BLUE EARTH 3,587 0 0 BRAINERD 13,421 0 0 BRECKENRIDGE 3,558 0 0 BROOKLYN CENTER 29,180 0 0 BROOKLYN PARK 68,070 0 0 BUFFALO 10,844 0 0 BURNSVILLE 60,434 0 0 27
Table 5 Ranking of Per Capita Current Health Expenditures BYRON 3,616 0 0 CALEDONIA 2,965 0 0 CAMBRIDGE 5,715 0 0 CANNON FALLS 3,876 0 0 CENTERVILLE 3,331 0 0 CHAMPLIN 22,482 0 0 CHANHASSEN 21,100 0 0 CHASKA 18,380 0 0 CHISHOLM 4,929 0 0 CIRCLE PINES 4,670 0 0 CLOQUET 11,370 0 0 COKATO 2,762 0 0 COLD SPRING 3,316 0 0 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 18,529 0 0 CORCORAN 5,665 0 0 COTTAGE GROVE 30,753 0 0 CROOKSTON 8,166 0 0 DAYTON 4,705 0 0 DEEPHAVEN 3,860 0 0 DELANO 3,967 0 0 DULUTH 86,125 0 0 EAGAN 64,300 0 0 EAST BETHEL 11,079 0 0 EAST GRAND FORKS 7,535 0 0 EDEN PRAIRIE 55,660 0 0 ELK RIVER 17,380 0 0 ELY 3,680 0 0 FAIRMONT 10,947 0 0 FALCON HEIGHTS 5,580 0 0 FARIBAULT 21,166 0 0 FARMINGTON 13,279 0 0 FERGUS FALLS 13,645 0 0 FOREST LAKE 14,719 0 0 FRIDLEY 27,469 0 0 GLENCOE 5,518 0 0 GLENWOOD 2,601 0 0 GOLDEN VALLEY 20,391 0 0 GOODVIEW 3,379 0 0 GRAND RAPIDS 7,824 0 0 GRANITE FALLS 3,057 0 0 GRANT 4,077 0 0 GREENFIELD 2,640 0 0 HAM LAKE 13,110 0 0 HASTINGS 18,503 0 0 HERMANTOWN 8,099 0 0 HIBBING 17,020 0 0 HUGO 7,195 0 0 HUTCHINSON 13,185 0 0 28
Table 5 Ranking of Per Capita Current Health Expenditures INDEPENDENCE 3,346 0 0 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS 30,150 0 0 JORDAN 4,100 0 0 LA CRESCENT 5,011 0 0 LAKE ELMO 7,036 0 0 LAKEVILLE 44,751 0 0 LE SUEUR 4,001 0 0 LINDSTROM 3,219 0 0 LINO LAKES 17,380 0 0 LITCHFIELD 6,577 0 0 LITTLE CANADA 9,813 0 0 LITTLE FALLS 7,826 0 0 LONG PRAIRIE 3,047 0 0 LUVERNE 4,618 0 0 MAHTOMEDI 7,977 0 0 MANKATO 32,698 0 0 MAPLE GROVE 52,350 0 0 MAPLEWOOD 35,080 0 0 MARSHALL 12,828 0 0 MEDINA 4,083 0 0 MELROSE 3,115 0 0 MENDOTA HEIGHTS 11,470 0 0 MILACA 2,596 0 0 MINNETRISTA 4,475 0 0 MONTGOMERY 2,821 0 0 MONTICELLO 8,397 0 0 MOORHEAD 32,376 0 0 MORA 3,235 0 0 MORRIS 5,081 0 0 MOUND 9,454 0 0 MOUNDS VIEW 12,750 0 0 MOUNTAIN IRON 2,971 0 0 NEW BRIGHTON 22,215 0 0 NEW HOPE 20,910 0 0 NEW PRAGUE 4,720 0 0 NEW ULM 13,547 0 0 NEWPORT 3,725 0 0 NORTH BRANCH 8,574 0 0 NORTH MANKATO 12,054 0 0 NORTH OAKS 4,000 0 0 NORTH ST. PAUL 11,923 0 0 NORTHFIELD 17,509 0 0 NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA 3,139 0 0 OAK GROVE 6,952 0 0 OAK PARK HEIGHTS 3,977 0 0 OAKDALE 26,906 0 0 OLIVIA 2,560 0 0 ORONO 7,592 0 0 29
Table 5 Ranking of Per Capita Current Health Expenditures OTSEGO 6,970 0 0 OWATONNA 22,780 0 0 PARK RAPIDS 3,338 0 0 PERHAM 2,603 0 0 PINE CITY 3,071 0 0 PIPESTONE 4,406 0 0 PLAINVIEW 3,207 0 0 PLYMOUTH 66,675 0 0 PRINCETON 4,037 0 0 PRIOR LAKE 16,457 0 0 PROCTOR 2,842 0 0 RAMSEY 18,668 0 0 RED WING 16,211 0 0 REDWOOD FALLS 5,461 0 0 ROBBINSDALE 14,070 0 0 ROCHESTER 89,325 0 0 ROCKFORD 3,655 0 0 ROGERS 4,330 0 0 ROSEAU 2,754 0 0 ROSEMOUNT 15,270 0 0 ROSEVILLE 33,949 0 0 SARTELL 10,333 0 0 SAUK CENTRE 3,937 0 0 SAUK RAPIDS 10,826 0 0 SAVAGE 22,622 0 0 SHAKOPEE 22,192 0 0 SHOREVIEW 26,374 0 0 SHOREWOOD 7,540 0 0 SLEEPY EYE 3,513 0 0 SOUTH ST. PAUL 20,174 0 0 SPRING LAKE PARK 6,777 0 0 SPRING VALLEY 2,546 0 0 ST. ANTHONY 8,012 0 0 ST. CHARLES 3,351 0 0 ST. CLOUD 60,269 0 0 ST. FRANCIS 5,330 0 0 ST. JAMES 4,701 0 0 ST. JOSEPH 4,912 0 0 ST. LOUIS PARK 44,576 0 0 ST. MICHAEL 10,264 0 0 ST. PAUL PARK 5,081 0 0 ST. PETER 9,759 0 0 STAPLES 3,124 0 0 STEWARTVILLE 5,500 0 0 STILLWATER 15,589 0 0 THIEF RIVER FALLS 8,412 0 0 TWO HARBORS 3,631 0 0 VADNAIS HEIGHTS 13,151 0 0 30
Table 5 Ranking of Per Capita Current Health Expenditures VICTORIA 4,365 0 0 VIRGINIA 9,131 0 0 WABASHA 2,618 0 0 WACONIA 7,300 0 0 WADENA 4,300 0 0 WAITE PARK 6,644 0 0 WASECA 9,711 0 0 WATERTOWN 3,200 0 0 WEST ST. PAUL 19,624 0 0 WILLMAR 18,413 0 0 WOODBURY 48,150 0 0 WORTHINGTON 11,272 0 0 WYOMING 3,304 0 0 ZIMMERMAN 3,052 0 0 ZUMBROTA 2,877 0 0 ST. AUGUSTA 2,637 0 0 Average for Cities Over 2,500 in Population** 46,642 * Source: "2001 City and Township Population Estimates", State Demographic Center. ** Average population, expenditures, and per capita amounts are based only on those cities with expenditures in this category. 1,383,264 30 31
Table 6 Ranking of Per Capita Current Culture and Recreation Expenditures BECKER 2,881 806,728 280 THIEF RIVER FALLS 8,412 1,838,252 219 REDWOOD FALLS 5,461 1,198,366 219 MINNEAPOLIS 382,446 71,923,000 188 GRAND RAPIDS 7,824 1,422,241 182 VIRGINIA 9,131 1,639,095 180 EVELETH 3,814 678,631 178 TWO HARBORS 3,631 638,216 176 EAST GRAND FORKS 7,535 1,321,724 175 MONTICELLO 8,397 1,429,509 170 LE SUEUR 4,001 681,445 170 MARSHALL 12,828 2,083,103 162 NEW ULM 13,547 2,109,655 156 OWATONNA 22,780 3,369,414 148 HIBBING 17,020 2,505,026 147 ROCHESTER 89,325 12,983,500 145 CROOKSTON 8,166 1,186,719 145 STILLWATER 15,589 2,220,754 142 ALBERT LEA 18,364 2,529,455 138 FERGUS FALLS 13,645 1,885,020 138 ST. PAUL 287,260 38,531,086 134 SHOREVIEW 26,374 3,540,196 134 WABASHA 2,618 350,511 134 HUTCHINSON 13,185 1,746,715 132 WACONIA 7,300 962,802 132 CANNON FALLS 3,876 511,469 132 RED WING 16,211 2,118,849 131 AUSTIN 23,376 3,001,194 128 CHISHOLM 4,929 617,445 125 GLENWOOD 2,601 322,359 124 PIPESTONE 4,406 522,778 119 ST. PETER 9,759 1,133,918 116 DETROIT LAKES 7,483 870,410 116 WAYZATA 4,106 464,691 113 MOUNTAIN IRON 2,971 335,460 113 SPRING VALLEY 2,546 286,040 112 PERHAM 2,603 287,625 110 SOUTH ST. PAUL 20,174 2,189,204 109 BRECKENRIDGE 3,558 366,731 103 JACKSON 3,484 359,777 103 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 18,529 1,882,952 102 ST. CHARLES 3,351 341,475 102 BAYPORT 3,179 324,091 102 FAIRMONT 10,947 1,104,806 101 LITCHFIELD 6,577 654,823 100 ZUMBROTA 2,877 286,147 99 ST. LOUIS PARK 44,576 4,328,737 97 FARIBAULT 21,166 2,034,584 96 32
Table 6 Ranking of Per Capita Current Culture and Recreation Expenditures NORTHFIELD 17,509 1,686,879 96 ROBBINSDALE 14,070 1,347,255 96 LAKE CITY 5,104 491,482 96 LUVERNE 4,618 434,543 94 LITTLE FALLS 7,826 724,996 93 MONTEVIDEO 5,482 511,943 93 CLOQUET 11,370 1,036,423 91 ELY 3,680 328,168 89 BUFFALO 10,844 955,964 88 BLOOMINGTON 85,285 7,430,597 87 ROSEVILLE 33,949 2,919,061 86 SLEEPY EYE 3,513 303,058 86 BRAINERD 13,421 1,138,777 85 ROSEAU 2,754 235,356 85 HOPKINS 17,250 1,432,290 83 BROOKLYN CENTER 29,180 2,392,168 82 NEW BRIGHTON 22,215 1,810,800 82 BLUE EARTH 3,587 295,459 82 DULUTH 86,125 6,936,560 81 MANKATO 32,698 2,660,235 81 MOORHEAD 32,376 2,627,283 81 MORRIS 5,081 410,088 81 WINONA 27,100 2,172,774 80 FARMINGTON 13,279 1,062,583 80 WINDOM 4,495 358,357 80 CHANHASSEN 21,100 1,661,080 79 HASTINGS 18,503 1,443,228 78 PRIOR LAKE 16,457 1,276,718 78 RICHFIELD 34,876 2,668,928 77 ANOKA 18,088 1,388,950 77 LINDSTROM 3,219 246,560 77 KASSON 4,597 347,571 76 BENSON 3,386 258,754 76 PLAINVIEW 3,207 244,224 76 SPRING LAKE PARK 6,777 511,594 75 BROOKLYN PARK 68,070 4,972,261 73 APPLE VALLEY 46,600 3,373,332 72 APPLETON 2,843 204,288 72 GOLDEN VALLEY 20,391 1,444,023 71 ROSEMOUNT 15,270 1,091,145 71 CALEDONIA 2,965 210,179 71 COKATO 2,762 194,439 70 OLIVIA 2,560 179,961 70 NEW HOPE 20,910 1,434,265 69 WILLMAR 18,413 1,270,522 69 WADENA 4,300 298,069 69 ELK RIVER 17,380 1,183,096 68 NORTH MANKATO 12,054 815,032 68 33
Table 6 Ranking of Per Capita Current Culture and Recreation Expenditures MORA 3,235 218,984 68 ST. CLOUD 60,269 4,058,226 67 EDEN PRAIRIE 55,660 3,741,088 67 GLENCOE 5,518 368,578 67 CRYSTAL 22,748 1,501,212 66 SAUK CENTRE 3,937 259,147 66 CHISAGO CITY 2,726 180,396 66 WOODBURY 48,150 3,073,638 64 MAPLE GROVE 52,350 3,237,690 62 BEMIDJI 12,073 737,690 61 MINNETONKA 51,420 3,065,454 60 INTERNATIONAL FALLS 6,606 387,676 59 MOUNDS VIEW 12,750 742,392 58 WASECA 9,711 564,316 58 STEWARTVILLE 5,500 318,692 58 PLYMOUTH 66,675 3,771,805 57 ROGERS 4,330 245,069 57 EDINA 47,465 2,640,897 56 NORTH ST. PAUL 11,923 668,629 56 VICTORIA 4,365 244,766 56 WORTHINGTON 11,272 621,557 55 LA CRESCENT 5,011 277,183 55 CIRCLE PINES 4,670 257,295 55 MAPLEWOOD 35,080 1,910,923 54 LINO LAKES 17,380 916,918 53 ARDEN HILLS 9,660 505,629 52 ALEXANDRIA 9,247 458,848 50 BAXTER 5,815 283,648 49 DELANO 3,967 193,066 49 NEWPORT 3,725 181,388 49 BURNSVILLE 60,434 2,638,627 44 LAKEVILLE 44,751 1,962,949 44 SAVAGE 22,622 1,005,934 44 ST. JAMES 4,701 207,384 44 COTTAGE GROVE 30,753 1,278,975 42 BYRON 3,616 153,644 42 EAGAN 64,300 2,642,937 41 MOUND 9,454 388,211 41 BELLE PLAINE 4,124 171,010 41 NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA 3,139 128,512 41 GRANITE FALLS 3,057 124,843 41 COON RAPIDS 61,800 2,468,224 40 CHASKA 18,380 714,357 39 MENDOTA HEIGHTS 11,470 437,298 38 LITTLE CANADA 9,813 373,680 38 NEW PRAGUE 4,720 179,484 38 ROCKFORD 3,655 137,984 38 COLD SPRING 3,316 125,706 38 34
Table 6 Ranking of Per Capita Current Culture and Recreation Expenditures FRIDLEY 27,469 1,004,184 37 ST. ANTHONY 8,012 294,209 37 BLAINE 46,000 1,675,820 36 OAKDALE 26,906 979,592 36 CENTERVILLE 3,331 120,220 36 SAUK RAPIDS 10,826 374,898 35 MILACA 2,596 91,144 35 VADNAIS HEIGHTS 13,151 452,450 34 PRINCETON 4,037 137,859 34 PARK RAPIDS 3,338 112,645 34 DILWORTH 3,042 100,305 33 BIG LAKE 6,895 219,433 32 SHAKOPEE 22,192 681,346 31 MELROSE 3,115 95,847 31 WEST ST. PAUL 19,624 593,548 30 MONTGOMERY 2,821 85,642 30 MAHTOMEDI 7,977 231,403 29 OAK PARK HEIGHTS 3,977 109,837 28 PINE CITY 3,071 85,514 28 FALCON HEIGHTS 5,580 151,524 27 RAMSEY 18,668 476,040 26 ST. FRANCIS 5,330 136,489 26 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS 30,150 740,895 25 ST. PAUL PARK 5,081 127,826 25 STAPLES 3,124 74,300 24 ANDOVER 27,446 639,273 23 FOREST LAKE 14,719 312,090 21 ST. JOSEPH 4,912 104,068 21 PROCTOR 2,842 56,774 20 SHOREWOOD 7,540 140,393 19 ALBERTVILLE 3,997 77,451 19 DEEPHAVEN 3,860 75,019 19 WYOMING 3,304 61,332 19 ZIMMERMAN 3,052 57,066 19 CHAMPLIN 22,482 408,867 18 ANNANDALE 2,714 47,609 18 WHITE BEAR LAKE 24,606 421,949 17 LAKE ELMO 7,036 122,979 17 JORDAN 4,100 69,346 17 INDEPENDENCE 3,346 53,291 16 HAM LAKE 13,110 192,385 15 ST. MICHAEL 10,264 157,225 15 MEDINA 4,083 61,494 15 WATERTOWN 3,200 48,204 15 DAYTON 4,705 64,912 14 SARTELL 10,333 133,003 13 CORCORAN 5,665 67,596 12 LONG PRAIRIE 3,047 34,887 11 35
Table 6 Ranking of Per Capita Current Culture and Recreation Expenditures CAMBRIDGE 5,715 54,760 10 NORTH BRANCH 8,574 79,484 9 HERMANTOWN 8,099 70,819 9 ORONO 7,592 65,036 9 WAITE PARK 6,644 62,278 9 MINNETRISTA 4,475 42,471 9 GOODVIEW 3,379 32,077 9 EAST BETHEL 11,079 93,266 8 OTSEGO 6,970 54,082 8 NORTH OAKS 4,000 33,799 8 OAK GROVE 6,952 36,010 5 AFTON 2,866 12,047 4 HUGO 7,195 24,755 3 ST. AUGUSTA 2,637 3,662 1 GREENFIELD 2,640 706 0 GRANT 4,077 0 0 Average for Cities Over 2,500 in Population** 17,368 * Source: "2001 City and Township Population Estimates", State Demographic Center. ** Average population, expenditures, and per capita amounts are based only on those cities with expenditures in this category. 1,528,242 88 36
Table 7 Ranking of Per Capita Current Housing and Economic Development Expenditures LE SUEUR 4,001 805,389 201 RICHFIELD 34,876 5,949,453 171 ST. PAUL 287,260 43,788,974 152 GRANITE FALLS 3,057 461,374 151 FARIBAULT 21,166 2,866,096 135 PARK RAPIDS 3,338 450,909 135 SPRING VALLEY 2,546 330,151 130 CLOQUET 11,370 1,451,813 128 MOUNDS VIEW 12,750 1,571,091 123 ROBBINSDALE 14,070 1,713,315 122 ST. LOUIS PARK 44,576 5,386,387 121 EVELETH 3,814 456,906 120 RED WING 16,211 1,884,080 116 ST. PETER 9,759 1,108,326 114 BLOOMINGTON 85,285 8,920,177 105 BRECKENRIDGE 3,558 371,001 104 BLUE EARTH 3,587 368,193 103 MONTGOMERY 2,821 280,757 100 MINNEAPOLIS 382,446 36,868,000 96 CROOKSTON 8,166 778,674 95 FARMINGTON 13,279 1,243,734 94 DULUTH 86,125 8,014,960 93 BROOKLYN PARK 68,070 6,330,544 93 PERHAM 2,603 226,491 87 BROOKLYN CENTER 29,180 2,365,732 81 SAUK CENTRE 3,937 299,894 76 ROSEVILLE 33,949 2,520,962 74 SAUK RAPIDS 10,826 794,741 73 OAKDALE 26,906 1,872,646 70 ST. ANTHONY 8,012 549,827 69 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 18,529 1,236,831 67 VIRGINIA 9,131 607,526 67 BECKER 2,881 189,114 66 WADENA 4,300 281,011 65 ELY 3,680 236,453 64 LAKE CITY 5,104 315,459 62 PROCTOR 2,842 175,164 62 GLENWOOD 2,601 161,500 62 OLIVIA 2,560 158,230 62 SHOREVIEW 26,374 1,567,069 59 FERGUS FALLS 13,645 792,587 58 CHISHOLM 4,929 286,679 58 HUTCHINSON 13,185 746,969 57 OAK PARK HEIGHTS 3,977 223,101 56 TWO HARBORS 3,631 199,359 55 MORA 3,235 175,538 54 MINNETONKA 51,420 2,739,853 53 ALBERT LEA 18,364 964,383 53 37