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.
Santa Ana scores 4 points higher than Westminster primarily because it shows better source transparency, fewer anomaly signals, stronger financial stability.
Santa Ana leads by 56 points on transparency.
Westminster leads by 35 points on trend / anomaly.
Westminster leads by 14 points on financial stability.
Santa Ana
70
/100
Stable
Confidence: High
Reserves are trending upward
Santa Ana shows an improving reserve direction versus recent years.
Vendor concentration is elevated
22.4% 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 12.4 points.
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 | Santa Ana | Westminster |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 70/100 | 66/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 21.0% | 24.7% |
| Top vendor share | 22.4% | 14.0% |
| Budget growth YoY | -0.7% | 3.2% |
| Budget per resident | $2,752 | $1,471 |
| Confidence | High | Limited |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Santa Ana 68 • Westminster 82
Santa Ana: Improving reserves and -0.7% budget growth shape this pillar.
Westminster: Improving reserves and 3.2% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Santa Ana 77 • Westminster 90
Santa Ana: 21.0% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Westminster: 24.7% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Santa Ana 87 • Westminster 31
Santa Ana: 3/4 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Westminster: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Santa Ana 61 • Westminster 73
Santa Ana: 22.4% top-vendor share and 1 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Westminster: 14.0% top-vendor share and 1 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Trend / Anomaly
Santa Ana 54 • Westminster 89
Santa Ana: Professional Services is the biggest growth area at 18.4%.
Westminster: Public Works is the biggest growth area at 8.0%.
Public Burden
Santa Ana 82 • Westminster 83
Santa Ana: $2,751 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.
Santa Ana
3 machine-readable documents and 2 evidence-linked findings back this score.
Westminster
Limited source coverage means the score is heavily compressed toward neutral and should be treated as directional.