City Comparison
This view is for fair benchmarking, not leaderboard theater. The comparison badge reflects whether the cities are actually similar enough for a strong side-by-side read.
Strong comparison
Population size, geography, and source coverage make this a strong like-for-like comparison.
Irvine scores 11 points higher than Anaheim primarily because it shows better source transparency, lighter public burden, leaner spending allocation.
Irvine leads by 51 points on transparency.
Anaheim leads by 29 points on public burden.
Irvine leads by 28 points on spending efficiency.
Anaheim
62
/100
Watchlist
Confidence: Limited
Administrative overhead is elevated
41.2% of tracked spend sits in administrative functions, above the peer baseline.
Some evidence is still low-confidence
0 source documents still need review, which limits precision.
Budget growth remains near peer range
4.1% year-over-year growth is not a major outlier within the peer set.
Irvine
73
/100
Stable
Confidence: High
Reserve trend is moving the wrong way
Reserve direction is declining, which reduces buffer room if revenue slows.
Source coverage is strong
2 documents are parsed and linked into the score context.
Per-resident burden sits above peers
$5,804 per resident is above the peer midpoint.
Default metrics favor per-resident or share-of-budget framing over raw dollars.
| Metric | Anaheim | Irvine |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 62/100 | 73/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 41.2% | 0.0% |
| Top vendor share | 16.8% | 15.1% |
| Budget growth YoY | 4.1% | 40.4% |
| Budget per resident | $941 | $5,805 |
| Confidence | Limited | High |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Anaheim 75 • Irvine 53
Anaheim: Stable reserves and 4.1% budget growth shape this pillar.
Irvine: Declining reserves and 40.4% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Anaheim 52 • Irvine 80
Anaheim: 41.2% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Irvine: 0.0% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Anaheim 31 • Irvine 82
Anaheim: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Irvine: 2/2 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Anaheim 94 • Irvine 91
Anaheim: 16.8% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Irvine: 15.1% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Trend / Anomaly
Anaheim 86 • Irvine 75
Anaheim: Community Services is the biggest growth area at 9.7%.
Irvine: Public Safety Operations is the biggest growth area at 9.6%.
Public Burden
Anaheim 75 • Irvine 46
Anaheim: $940 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
Irvine: $5,804 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
This chart highlights whether the overall budget trend and outside-services growth are moving together.
Anaheim
Limited source coverage means the score is heavily compressed toward neutral and should be treated as directional.
Irvine
2 machine-readable documents and 1 evidence-linked findings back this score.