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.
Weak comparison
Use this comparison carefully because size or source-coverage differences limit fairness.
Irvine scores 7 points higher than Aliso Viejo primarily because it shows better source transparency, lighter public burden, stronger financial stability.
Irvine leads by 51 points on transparency.
Aliso Viejo leads by 37 points on public burden.
Aliso Viejo leads by 18 points on financial stability.
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.
Aliso Viejo
66
/100
Watchlist
Confidence: Limited
Some evidence is still low-confidence
0 source documents still need review, which limits precision.
Budget growth remains near peer range
5.0% 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 | Irvine | Aliso Viejo |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 73/100 | 66/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 0.0% | 18.6% |
| Top vendor share | 15.1% | 16.8% |
| Budget growth YoY | 40.4% | 5.0% |
| Budget per resident | $5,805 | $2,692 |
| Confidence | High | Limited |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Irvine 53 • Aliso Viejo 71
Irvine: Declining reserves and 40.4% budget growth shape this pillar.
Aliso Viejo: Stable reserves and 5.0% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Irvine 80 • Aliso Viejo 95
Irvine: 0.0% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Aliso Viejo: 18.6% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Irvine 82 • Aliso Viejo 31
Irvine: 2/2 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Aliso Viejo: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Irvine 91 • Aliso Viejo 94
Irvine: 15.1% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Aliso Viejo: 16.8% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Trend / Anomaly
Irvine 75 • Aliso Viejo 82
Irvine: Public Safety Operations is the biggest growth area at 9.6%.
Aliso Viejo: Technology Programs is the biggest growth area at 11.4%.
Public Burden
Irvine 46 • Aliso Viejo 83
Irvine: $5,804 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
Aliso Viejo: $2,692 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
This chart highlights whether the overall budget trend and outside-services growth are moving together.
Irvine
2 machine-readable documents and 1 evidence-linked findings back this score.
Aliso Viejo
Limited source coverage means the score is heavily compressed toward neutral and should be treated as directional.