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.
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.
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 | Westminster | Irvine |
|---|---|---|
| GovMatrix score | 66/100 | 73/100 |
| Administrative overhead | 24.7% | 0.0% |
| Top vendor share | 14.0% | 15.1% |
| Budget growth YoY | 3.2% | 40.4% |
| Budget per resident | $1,471 | $5,805 |
| Confidence | Limited | High |
These six pillars make the overall score explainable instead of mystical.
Financial Stability
Westminster 82 • Irvine 53
Westminster: Improving reserves and 3.2% budget growth shape this pillar.
Irvine: Declining reserves and 40.4% budget growth shape this pillar.
Spending Efficiency
Westminster 90 • Irvine 80
Westminster: 24.7% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Irvine: 0.0% administrative overhead and consulting growth drive this score.
Transparency
Westminster 31 • Irvine 82
Westminster: 0/1 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Irvine: 2/2 documents are parsed into the current dataset.
Vendor Risk
Westminster 73 • Irvine 91
Westminster: 14.0% top-vendor share and 1 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Irvine: 15.1% top-vendor share and 0 no-bid contracts affect this pillar.
Trend / Anomaly
Westminster 89 • Irvine 75
Westminster: Public Works is the biggest growth area at 8.0%.
Irvine: Public Safety Operations is the biggest growth area at 9.6%.
Public Burden
Westminster 83 • Irvine 46
Westminster: $1,470 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.
Westminster
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.