Sandy, UT vs Orem, UT
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Sandy spends 12.1% more per capita than Orem ($946/person difference). Sandy, UT has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 74/100).
Fiscal Health Score
Key Metrics
Metric
Sandy
Orem
Total Spending
$840.3M
$761.3M
Spending / Capita
$8,787
$7,841
Total Revenue
$847.0M
$13.3M
Revenue / Capita
$8,856
$137
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
95,635
97,100
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Sandy$287
Orem$134
Highways & Roads
Sandy$165
Orem$0
Parks & Recreation
Sandy$1,294
Orem$752
Education
Sandy$0
Orem$56
Health
Sandy$0
Orem$376
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
SandyOrem
| Property Tax | $0 | $201 |
| Sales Tax | $661 | $351 |
| Income Tax | $666 | $509 |
| Intergovernmental | $554 | $137 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $1,690 |
| Other | $646 | $2,873 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
SandyOrem
| Fire Protection | $287 | $134 |
| Highways & Roads | $165 | $0 |
| Education | $0 | $56 |
| Public Welfare | $287 | $469 |
| Health | $0 | $376 |
| Hospitals | $154 | $148 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,294 | $752 |
| Housing | $2,073 | $1,776 |
| Sewerage | $143 | $101 |
| Utilities | $1,806 | $1,081 |
| Other | $2,577 | $2,949 |
B
Sandy, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 74/100
Good fiscal health
C
Orem, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health