Provo, UT vs West Valley City, UT

West Valley City, UT spends 45% more per resident than Provo, UT: $11,407 against $7,873. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

West Valley City, UT edges Provo, UT on the Fiscal Health Score by 5 points — 90/100 (grade A) to 85/100 (grade A). At a margin this narrow the grade is close enough that the factor-level detail matters more than the composite.

West Valley City, UT reports no outstanding debt per resident in its Census filing, while Provo, UT carries $632 per resident. Both cities pour the most per-resident dollars into the same function: parks and recreation leads in Provo, UT at $964 per resident and in West Valley City, UT at $1,231.

They also fund themselves differently: intergovernmental transfers is the largest single revenue source in Provo, UT at 18% of total revenue, whereas West Valley City, UT relies most on other revenue at 5%.