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 18 points higher than Placentia primarily because it shows better source transparency, leaner spending allocation, lighter public burden.
Irvine leads by 51 points on transparency.
Irvine leads by 36 points on spending efficiency.
Placentia leads by 36 points on public burden.
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.
Placentia
55
/100
Watchlist
Confidence: Limited
Reserve trend is moving the wrong way
Reserve direction is declining, which reduces buffer room if revenue slows.
Administrative overhead is elevated
41.2% of tracked spend sits in administrative functions, above the peer baseline.
Vendor concentration is elevated
28.0% of tracked payments flow to the top vendor, which is above the peer median.
Default metrics favor per-resident or share-of-budget framing over raw dollars.
| Metric | Irvine | Placentia |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 73/100 | 55/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 0.0% | 41.2% |
| Top vendor share | 15.1% | 28.0% |
| Budget growth YoY | 40.4% | 3.2% |
| Budget per resident | $5,805 | $2,522 |
| Confidence | High | Limited |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Irvine 53 • Placentia 63
Irvine: Declining reserves and 40.4% budget growth shape this pillar.
Placentia: Declining reserves and 3.2% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Irvine 80 • Placentia 44
Irvine: 0.0% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Placentia: 41.2% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Irvine 82 • Placentia 31
Irvine: 2/2 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Placentia: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Irvine 91 • Placentia 66
Irvine: 15.1% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Placentia: 28.0% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Trend / Anomaly
Irvine 75 • Placentia 74
Irvine: Public Safety Operations is the biggest growth area at 9.6%.
Placentia: Public Works is the biggest growth area at 8.0%.
Public Burden
Irvine 46 • Placentia 82
Irvine: $5,804 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
Placentia: $2,522 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.
Placentia
Limited source coverage means the score is heavily compressed toward neutral and should be treated as directional.