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

Ogden, UT vs West Valley City, UT

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

Summary

West Valley City spends 2.7% more per capita than Ogden ($310/person difference). West Valley City, UT has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Ogden, UT
Pop. 86,754
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
West Valley City, UT
Pop. 138,868
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Ogden
West Valley City
Total Spending
$962.7M
$1.6B
Spending / Capita
$11,097
$11,407
Total Revenue
$45.3M
$2.4B
Revenue / Capita
$522
$16,963
Total Debt
$3.1M
$0
Debt / Capita
$36
$0
Population
86,754
138,868
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Ogden$433
West Valley City$186
Highways & Roads
Ogden$46
West Valley City$136
Parks & Recreation
Ogden$1,062
West Valley City$1,231
Education
Ogden$63
West Valley City$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

OgdenWest Valley City
Property Tax
$18
$132
Sales Tax
$65
$583
Income Tax
$0
$458
Intergovernmental
$2,629
$82
Other
$5,619
$911

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

OgdenWest Valley City
Fire Protection
$433
$186
Highways & Roads
$46
$136
Education
$63
$0
Public Welfare
$671
$1,589
Hospitals
$347
$1,425
Parks & Recreation
$1,062
$1,231
Housing
$2,705
$2,638
Sewerage
$224
$82
Utilities
$1,179
$454
Other
$4,366
$3,666
C
Ogden, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health
A
West Valley City, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health

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