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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Layton, UT vs Salt Lake City, UT

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Salt Lake City spends 68.4% more per capita than Layton ($17,327/person difference). Layton, UT has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 55/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Layton, UT
Pop. 81,726
C
55/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Salt Lake City, UT
Pop. 201,269
C
52/100
Budget Balance69
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency30
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Layton
Salt Lake City
Total Spending
$654.5M
$5.1B
Spending / Capita
$8,008
$25,335
Total Revenue
$5.5M
$36.6B
Revenue / Capita
$67
$182,082
Total Debt
$19.5M
$324.0M
Debt / Capita
$238
$1,610
Population
81,726
201,269
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Layton$68
Salt Lake City$499
Highways & Roads
Layton$71
Salt Lake City$536
Parks & Recreation
Layton$799
Salt Lake City$1,879
Education
Layton$0
Salt Lake City$90
Health
Layton$0
Salt Lake City$1,244

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

LaytonSalt Lake City
Property Tax
$0
$213
Sales Tax
$91
$1,451
Income Tax
$606
$737
Intergovernmental
$67
$4,455
Charges & Fees
$1,740
$4,537
Other
$2,929
$8,729

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

LaytonSalt Lake City
Fire Protection
$68
$499
Highways & Roads
$71
$536
Education
$0
$90
Public Welfare
$627
$2,075
Health
$0
$1,244
Hospitals
$300
$470
Parks & Recreation
$799
$1,879
Housing
$2,252
$3,710
Sewerage
$58
$371
Utilities
$1,194
$3,955
Interest on Debt
$0
$43
Other
$2,639
$10,462
C
Layton, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
C
Salt Lake City, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health

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