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.
Strong comparison
Population size, geography, and source coverage make this a strong like-for-like comparison.
Westminster scores 1 points higher than Cypress primarily because it shows lower vendor concentration risk, stronger financial stability, lighter public burden.
Cypress leads by 17 points on vendor risk.
Westminster leads by 14 points on financial stability.
Cypress leads by 10 points on public burden.
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.
Cypress
65
/100
Watchlist
Confidence: Limited
Reserve trend is moving the wrong way
Reserve direction is declining, which reduces buffer room if revenue slows.
Consulting spend is rising faster than staffing
Outside services growth leads staffing by 7.3 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 | Westminster | Cypress |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 66/100 | 65/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 24.7% | 24.7% |
| Top vendor share | 14.0% | 19.6% |
| Budget growth YoY | 3.2% | 5.9% |
| Budget per resident | $1,471 | $2,833 |
| Confidence | Limited | Limited |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Westminster 82 • Cypress 68
Westminster: Improving reserves and 3.2% budget growth shape this pillar.
Cypress: Declining reserves and 5.9% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Westminster 90 • Cypress 86
Westminster: 24.7% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Cypress: 24.7% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Westminster 31 • Cypress 31
Westminster: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Cypress: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Westminster 73 • Cypress 90
Westminster: 14.0% top-vendor share and 1 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Cypress: 19.6% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Trend / Anomaly
Westminster 89 • Cypress 82
Westminster: Public Works is the biggest growth area at 8.0%.
Cypress: Professional Services is the biggest growth area at 13.1%.
Public Burden
Westminster 83 • Cypress 93
Westminster: $1,470 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
Cypress: $2,833 per resident frames the current adopted budget.
This chart highlights whether the overall budget trend and outside-services growth are moving together.
Westminster
Limited source coverage means the score is heavily compressed toward neutral and should be treated as directional.
Cypress
Limited source coverage means the score is heavily compressed toward neutral and should be treated as directional.