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.
Reasonable comparison
This is directionally useful, but structural and data-coverage differences still matter.
Westminster scores 4 points higher than Anaheim primarily because it shows leaner spending allocation, lower vendor concentration risk, lighter public burden.
Westminster leads by 38 points on spending efficiency.
Anaheim leads by 21 points on vendor risk.
Westminster leads by 8 points on public burden.
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.
Westminster
66
/100
Watchlist
Confidence: Limited
Reserves are trending upward
Westminster shows an improving reserve direction versus recent years.
Some evidence is still low-confidence
0 source documents still need review, which limits precision.
Budget growth remains near peer range
3.2% year-over-year growth is not a major outlier within the peer set.
Default metrics favor per-resident or share-of-budget framing over raw dollars.
| Metric | Anaheim | Westminster |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 62/100 | 66/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 41.2% | 24.7% |
| Top vendor share | 16.8% | 14.0% |
| Budget growth YoY | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| Budget per resident | $941 | $1,471 |
| Confidence | Limited | Limited |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Anaheim 75 • Westminster 82
Anaheim: Stable reserves and 4.1% budget growth shape this pillar.
Westminster: Improving reserves and 3.2% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Anaheim 52 • Westminster 90
Anaheim: 41.2% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Westminster: 24.7% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Anaheim 31 • Westminster 31
Anaheim: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Westminster: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Anaheim 94 • Westminster 73
Anaheim: 16.8% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Westminster: 14.0% top-vendor share and 1 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Trend / Anomaly
Anaheim 86 • Westminster 89
Anaheim: Community Services is the biggest growth area at 9.7%.
Westminster: Public Works is the biggest growth area at 8.0%.
Public Burden
Anaheim 75 • Westminster 83
Anaheim: $940 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
Westminster: $1,470 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.
Westminster
Limited source coverage means the score is heavily compressed toward neutral and should be treated as directional.