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.
Westminster scores 1 points higher than Cypress primarily because it shows lower vendor concentration risk, stronger financial stability, lighter public burden.
Cypress leads by 17 points on vendor risk.
Westminster leads by 14 points on financial stability.
Cypress leads by 10 points on public burden.
Cypress
65
/100
Watchlist
Confidence: Limited
Reserve trend is moving the wrong way
Reserve direction is declining, which reduces buffer room if revenue slows.
Consulting spend is rising faster than staffing
Outside services growth leads staffing by 7.3 points.
Some evidence is still low-confidence
0 source documents still need review, which limits precision.
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 | Cypress | Westminster |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 65/100 | 66/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 24.7% | 24.7% |
| Top vendor share | 19.6% | 14.0% |
| Budget growth YoY | 5.9% | 3.2% |
| Budget per resident | $2,833 | $1,471 |
| Confidence | Limited | Limited |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Cypress 68 • Westminster 82
Cypress: Declining reserves and 5.9% budget growth shape this pillar.
Westminster: Improving reserves and 3.2% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Cypress 86 • Westminster 90
Cypress: 24.7% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Westminster: 24.7% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Cypress 31 • Westminster 31
Cypress: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Westminster: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Cypress 90 • Westminster 73
Cypress: 19.6% 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
Cypress 82 • Westminster 89
Cypress: Professional Services is the biggest growth area at 13.1%.
Westminster: Public Works is the biggest growth area at 8.0%.
Public Burden
Cypress 93 • Westminster 83
Cypress: $2,833 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.
Cypress
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.