Colorado Springs, CO vs Westminster, CO

Westminster, CO spends 24% more per resident than Colorado Springs, CO: $16,434 against $13,222. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Westminster, CO edges Colorado Springs, CO on the Fiscal Health Score by 3 points — 62/100 (grade C) to 59/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

On debt, Westminster, CO carries the lighter load at $1,137 per resident versus $3,063 for Colorado Springs, CO. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Colorado Springs, CO leads with fire protection at $1,266 per resident, while Westminster, CO leads with parks and recreation at $2,000.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Colorado Springs, CO at 13% of total revenue, whereas Westminster, CO relies most on charges and fees at 15%.