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

Salt Lake City, UT vs Orem, UT

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

Summary

Salt Lake City spends 223.1% 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
Salt Lake City, UT
Pop. 201,269
C
52/100
Budget Balance69
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency30
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Orem, UT
Pop. 97,100
C
55/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

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

Per Capita Spending by Department

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

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

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

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Salt Lake CityOrem
Fire Protection
$499
$134
Highways & Roads
$536
$0
Education
$90
$56
Public Welfare
$2,075
$469
Health
$1,244
$376
Hospitals
$470
$148
Parks & Recreation
$1,879
$752
Housing
$3,710
$1,776
Sewerage
$371
$101
Utilities
$3,955
$1,081
Interest on Debt
$43
$0
Other
$10,462
$2,949
C
Salt Lake City, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health
C
Orem, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health

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