Lakewood, CO vs Westminster, CO

Westminster, CO spends 60% more per resident than Lakewood, CO: $16,434 against $10,295. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Westminster, CO edges Lakewood, CO on the Fiscal Health Score by 6 points — 62/100 (grade C) to 56/100 (grade C). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

On debt, Lakewood, CO carries the lighter load at $1 per resident versus $1,137 for Westminster, CO. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Lakewood, CO at $2,250 per resident and in Westminster, CO at $2,000.

They also fund themselves differently: other revenue is the largest single revenue source in Lakewood, CO at 167% of total revenue, whereas Westminster, CO relies most on charges and fees at 15%.