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

Orem, UT vs Salt Lake City, UT

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

Summary

Salt Lake City spends 69.1% more per capita than Orem ($17,494/person difference). Orem, UT has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 55/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Orem, UT
Pop. 97,100
C
55/100
Budget Balance1
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
Orem
Salt Lake City
Total Spending
$761.3M
$5.1B
Spending / Capita
$7,841
$25,335
Total Revenue
$13.3M
$36.6B
Revenue / Capita
$137
$182,082
Total Debt
$0
$324.0M
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,610
Population
97,100
201,269
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Orem$134
Salt Lake City$499
Highways & Roads
Orem$0
Salt Lake City$536
Parks & Recreation
Orem$752
Salt Lake City$1,879
Education
Orem$56
Salt Lake City$90
Health
Orem$376
Salt Lake City$1,244

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

OremSalt Lake City
Property Tax
$201
$213
Sales Tax
$351
$1,451
Income Tax
$509
$737
Intergovernmental
$137
$4,455
Charges & Fees
$1,690
$4,537
Other
$2,873
$8,729

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

OremSalt Lake City
Fire Protection
$134
$499
Highways & Roads
$0
$536
Education
$56
$90
Public Welfare
$469
$2,075
Health
$376
$1,244
Hospitals
$148
$470
Parks & Recreation
$752
$1,879
Housing
$1,776
$3,710
Sewerage
$101
$371
Utilities
$1,081
$3,955
Interest on Debt
$0
$43
Other
$2,949
$10,462
C
Orem, 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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