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.
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.
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.
Default metrics favor per-resident or share-of-budget framing over raw dollars.
| Metric | Placentia | Irvine |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 55/100 | 73/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 41.2% | 0.0% |
| Top vendor share | 28.0% | 15.1% |
| Budget growth YoY | 3.2% | 40.4% |
| Budget per resident | $2,522 | $5,805 |
| Confidence | Limited | High |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Placentia 63 • Irvine 53
Placentia: Declining reserves and 3.2% budget growth shape this pillar.
Irvine: Declining reserves and 40.4% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Placentia 44 • Irvine 80
Placentia: 41.2% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Irvine: 0.0% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Placentia 31 • Irvine 82
Placentia: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Irvine: 2/2 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Placentia 66 • Irvine 91
Placentia: 28.0% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Irvine: 15.1% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Trend / Anomaly
Placentia 74 • Irvine 75
Placentia: Public Works is the biggest growth area at 8.0%.
Irvine: Public Safety Operations is the biggest growth area at 9.6%.
Public Burden
Placentia 82 • Irvine 46
Placentia: $2,522 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
Irvine: $5,804 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
This chart highlights whether the overall budget trend and outside-services growth are moving together.
Placentia
Limited source coverage means the score is heavily compressed toward neutral and should be treated as directional.
Irvine
2 machine-readable documents and 1 evidence-linked findings back this score.