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

Salt Lake City, UT vs Layton, UT

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

Summary

Salt Lake City spends 216.4% 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
Salt Lake City, UT
Pop. 201,269
C
52/100
Budget Balance69
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency30
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Layton, UT
Pop. 81,726
C
55/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

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

Per Capita Spending by Department

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

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

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

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

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

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