City comparison

Compare local governments on scores, budget movement, and confidence.

This view favors fair benchmarking over leaderboard theater. Use it to understand which city record is stronger, weaker, or simply better sourced.

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Westminster Anaheim Irvine Newport Beach Laguna Niguel Placentia San Clemente Aliso Viejo

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Westminster Anaheim Irvine Newport Beach Laguna Niguel Placentia San Clemente Cypress

Strong comparison

Population size, geography, and source coverage make this a strong like-for-like comparison.

Aliso Viejo scores 0 points higher than San Clemente primarily because it shows lower vendor concentration risk, stronger financial stability, lighter public burden.

Aliso Viejo leads by 16 points on vendor risk.

San Clemente leads by 8 points on financial stability.

San Clemente leads by 8 points on public burden.

Score and metric comparison

City comparison still uses the procurement-aware model while the state side stays budget-first.

Open Aliso Viejo dashboard

Metric	Aliso Viejo	San Clemente
GovMatrix score	66/100	66/100
Administrative overhead	18.6%	16.0%
Top vendor share	16.8%	14.0%
Budget growth YoY	5.0%	4.1%
Budget per resident	$2,692	$2,108
Confidence	Limited	Limited