1997 Per Capita Expenditures for the 184 Largest Minnesota Cities by Area and Size of Population
  General Govern-
ment		 Health & Public Safety Street Maint-
enance		 Culture and Rec. Housing and Econ. Develop. Miscel-
laneous Expend.		 Six Cate-
gory Total		 Six Cate-
gory Rank		 Total Capital Outlay Per Capita % of Revenues from:
City Prop. Tax State Aid Prop. Taxes State Aid
  Seven County Metro Area, Cities with Population 5,000 to 10,000 (18 cities)  
Average $72.27 $100.71 $46.95 $22.69 $10.78 $32.52 $285.92 - $142.00 $211.50 $89.31 46.10% 19.44%
ARDEN HILLS 54.59 97.01 38.63 43.00 64.33 0.01 297.56 8 49.04 205.17 63.80 45.86% 14.26%
CORCORAN 50.69 81.75 63.65 9.33 0.00 9.51 214.93 15 34.65 156.19 62.15 49.33% 19.63%
DAYTON 85.69 93.60 63.58 4.49 12.16 39.35 298.87 7 51.74 229.64 64.85 52.50% 14.82%
EAST BETHEL 30.85 45.97 51.78 6.77 0.00 20.78 156.14 18 40.99 124.41 35.86 53.16% 15.32%
FALCON HTS. 61.62 99.62 20.54 22.45 0.00 36.19 240.42 12 164.99 154.38 89.77 36.03% 20.96%
FARMINGTON 99.65 87.51 63.32 81.94 7.16 70.84 410.42 1 180.94 259.96 85.34 39.94% 13.11%
FOREST LAKE 61.37 156.26 59.63 38.63 51.95 31.77 399.61 3 129.18 360.68 136.11 51.35% 19.38%
HUGO 88.52 69.49 37.80 0.35 0.00 28.64 224.80 13 64.02 172.38 64.01 59.17% 21.97%
LAKE ELMO 80.71 69.85 38.14 16.14 0.00 6.26 211.10 16 90.85 183.37 37.56 53.47% 10.95%
LITTLE CANADA 37.38 96.73 26.54 20.41 0.00 37.93 218.98 14 238.78 206.04 105.32 38.38% 19.62%
MAHTOMEDI 92.14 69.70 41.15 20.32 0.00 63.80 287.10 10 416.92 180.04 75.51 30.01% 12.59%
MOUND 69.21 119.45 52.13 20.36 0.00 22.18 283.33 11 116.33 161.69 158.58 37.66% 36.93%
OAK GROVE 71.07 36.26 40.20 6.61 0.00 13.43 167.55 17 92.23 204.12 81.73 51.88% 20.77%
ORONO 99.71 173.37 61.14 6.56 0.00 61.98 402.75 2 306.44 268.96 114.54 38.79% 16.52%
SHOREWOOD 116.16 110.01 61.86 16.52 0.00 28.33 332.89 5 133.73 290.01 83.76 58.62% 16.93%
SPRING L. PARK 66.83 144.07 30.02 50.25 1.77 27.13 320.07 6 128.77 174.15 104.26 42.18% 25.25%
ST. ANTHONY 63.93 144.18 52.20 22.45 53.62 54.30 390.69 4 288.89 297.29 87.50 50.63% 14.90%
ST. PAUL PARK 70.67 117.94 42.84 21.85 2.99 33.03 289.32 9 27.50 178.57 157.00 40.88% 35.94%

Last Updated on 11/9/99
By Lynn Edward Reed