Cities with the biggest rainy day funds

Top 10 cities with the largest unreserved undesignated (rainy day) funds by dollar amount

1. Minneapolis: $133,081,000

3. Duluth: $61,970,007

5. St. Paul: $27,152,911

7. Maple Grove: $25,473,090

9. Rochester: $20,141,647

11. Moorhead: $16,453,017

13. Brooklyn Park: $15,791,524

15. St. Cloud: $12,435,141

17. Mounds View: $11,744,004

19. Apple Valley: $11,292,107

Top 10 cities with the largest unreserved funds as a percentage of total current expenditures

These figures include undesignated funds as well as designated funds, which are set aside for a specific future project or purchase.

1. Buffalo Lake: $3,397,617 (765 percent)

3. Skyline: $472,640 (679 percent)

5. Bricelyn: $780,285 (429 percent)

7. Granada: $298,952 (423 percent)

9. Sanborn: $651,176 (390 percent)

11. Bluffton: $199,227 (387 percent)

13. Bertha: $780,269 (317 percent)

15. St. Clair: $1,049,674 (315 percent)

17. Edgerton: $1,559,126 (309 percent)

19. Hills: $743,766 (309 percent)

(Source: 2007 City Finances report compiled by the State Auditor and Minnesota Revenue Department)