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 11 points higher than Laguna Niguel primarily because it shows better source transparency, lighter public burden, stronger financial stability.
Irvine leads by 51 points on transparency.
Laguna Niguel leads by 47 points on public burden.
Laguna Niguel leads by 19 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.
Laguna Niguel
62
/100
Watchlist
Confidence: Limited
Vendor concentration is elevated
25.2% of tracked payments flow to the top vendor, which is above the peer median.
Consulting spend is rising faster than staffing
Outside services growth leads staffing by 10.5 points.
Some evidence is still low-confidence
0 source documents still need review, which limits precision.
Default metrics favor per-resident or share-of-budget framing over raw dollars.
| Metric | Irvine | Laguna Niguel |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 73/100 | 62/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 0.0% | 24.7% |
| Top vendor share | 15.1% | 25.2% |
| Budget growth YoY | 40.4% | 6.8% |
| Budget per resident | $5,805 | $2,263 |
| Confidence | High | Limited |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Irvine 53 • Laguna Niguel 72
Irvine: Declining reserves and 40.4% budget growth shape this pillar.
Laguna Niguel: Stable reserves and 6.8% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Irvine 80 • Laguna Niguel 80
Irvine: 0.0% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Laguna Niguel: 24.7% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Irvine 82 • Laguna Niguel 31
Irvine: 2/2 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Laguna Niguel: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Irvine 91 • Laguna Niguel 73
Irvine: 15.1% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Laguna Niguel: 25.2% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Trend / Anomaly
Irvine 75 • Laguna Niguel 74
Irvine: Public Safety Operations is the biggest growth area at 9.6%.
Laguna Niguel: Public Safety is the biggest growth area at 14.8%.
Public Burden
Irvine 46 • Laguna Niguel 93
Irvine: $5,804 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
Laguna Niguel: $2,263 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.
Laguna Niguel
Limited source coverage means the score is heavily compressed toward neutral and should be treated as directional.