Centennial, CO vs Lakewood, CO

Lakewood, CO outspends Centennial, CO by a wide margin per resident — $10,295 versus $54, a 19011% difference. A gap this size usually reflects a structurally different service mix or accounting scope rather than a single line item.

Centennial, CO holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 80/100 (grade A) against 56/100 (grade C) for Lakewood, CO — a 24-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

Centennial, CO reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Lakewood, CO carries $1 per resident. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Centennial, CO at $54 per resident and in Lakewood, CO at $2,250.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Centennial, CO at 100% of total revenue, whereas Lakewood, CO relies most on other revenue at 167%.