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 Westminster primarily because it shows better source transparency, lighter public burden, stronger financial stability.
Irvine leads by 51 points on transparency.
Westminster leads by 37 points on public burden.
Westminster leads by 29 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.
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 | Irvine | Westminster |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 73/100 | 66/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 0.0% | 24.7% |
| Top vendor share | 15.1% | 14.0% |
| Budget growth YoY | 40.4% | 3.2% |
| Budget per resident | $5,805 | $1,471 |
| Confidence | High | Limited |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Irvine 53 • Westminster 82
Irvine: Declining reserves and 40.4% budget growth shape this pillar.
Westminster: Improving reserves and 3.2% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Irvine 80 • Westminster 90
Irvine: 0.0% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Westminster: 24.7% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Irvine 82 • Westminster 31
Irvine: 2/2 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Westminster: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Irvine 91 • Westminster 73
Irvine: 15.1% 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
Irvine 75 • Westminster 89
Irvine: Public Safety Operations is the biggest growth area at 9.6%.
Westminster: Public Works is the biggest growth area at 8.0%.
Public Burden
Irvine 46 • Westminster 83
Irvine: $5,804 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.
Irvine
2 machine-readable documents and 1 evidence-linked findings back this score.
Westminster
Limited source coverage means the score is heavily compressed toward neutral and should be treated as directional.