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

Salt Lake City, UT vs Ogden, UT

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

Summary

Salt Lake City spends 128.3% more per capita than Ogden ($14,238/person difference). Ogden, UT has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 56/100).

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
Ogden, UT
Pop. 86,754
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Total Spending
$5.1B
$962.7M
Spending / Capita
$25,335
$11,097
Total Revenue
$36.6B
$45.3M
Revenue / Capita
$182,082
$522
Total Debt
$324.0M
$3.1M
Debt / Capita
$1,610
$36
Population
201,269
86,754
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Salt Lake City$499
Ogden$433
Highways & Roads
Salt Lake City$536
Ogden$46
Parks & Recreation
Salt Lake City$1,879
Ogden$1,062
Education
Salt Lake City$90
Ogden$63
Health
Salt Lake City$1,244
Ogden$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Salt Lake CityOgden
Property Tax
$213
$18
Sales Tax
$1,451
$65
Income Tax
$737
$0
Intergovernmental
$4,455
$2,629
Charges & Fees
$4,537
$0
Other
$8,729
$5,619

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Salt Lake CityOgden
Fire Protection
$499
$433
Highways & Roads
$536
$46
Education
$90
$63
Public Welfare
$2,075
$671
Health
$1,244
$0
Hospitals
$470
$347
Parks & Recreation
$1,879
$1,062
Housing
$3,710
$2,705
Sewerage
$371
$224
Utilities
$3,955
$1,179
Interest on Debt
$43
$0
Other
$10,462
$4,366
C
Salt Lake City, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health
C
Ogden, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health

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