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

St. George, UT vs Layton, UT

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

Summary

St. George spends 60.6% more per capita than Layton ($4,854/person difference). St. George, UT has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 62/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
St. George, UT
Pop. 96,174
C
62/100
Budget Balance29
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency97
Revenue Diversity0
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
St. George
Layton
Total Spending
$1.2B
$654.5M
Spending / Capita
$12,862
$8,008
Total Revenue
$917.4M
$5.5M
Revenue / Capita
$9,539
$67
Total Debt
$1.3M
$19.5M
Debt / Capita
$14
$238
Population
96,174
81,726
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
St. George$259
Layton$68
Highways & Roads
St. George$157
Layton$71
Parks & Recreation
St. George$2,093
Layton$799
Education
St. George$46
Layton$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

St. GeorgeLayton
Property Tax
$2
$0
Sales Tax
$1,485
$91
Income Tax
$848
$606
Intergovernmental
$9,539
$67
Charges & Fees
$3,377
$1,740
Other
$3,654
$2,929

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

St. GeorgeLayton
Fire Protection
$259
$68
Highways & Roads
$157
$71
Education
$46
$0
Public Welfare
$392
$627
Hospitals
$72
$300
Parks & Recreation
$2,093
$799
Housing
$1,989
$2,252
Sewerage
$391
$58
Utilities
$2,612
$1,194
Interest on Debt
$282
$0
Other
$4,569
$2,639
C
St. George, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
C
Layton, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health

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