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

St. George, UT vs Ogden, UT

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

Summary

St. George spends 15.9% more per capita than Ogden ($1,765/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
Ogden, UT
Pop. 86,754
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
St. George
Ogden
Total Spending
$1.2B
$962.7M
Spending / Capita
$12,862
$11,097
Total Revenue
$917.4M
$45.3M
Revenue / Capita
$9,539
$522
Total Debt
$1.3M
$3.1M
Debt / Capita
$14
$36
Population
96,174
86,754
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
St. George$259
Ogden$433
Highways & Roads
St. George$157
Ogden$46
Parks & Recreation
St. George$2,093
Ogden$1,062
Education
St. George$46
Ogden$63

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

St. GeorgeOgden
Property Tax
$2
$18
Sales Tax
$1,485
$65
Income Tax
$848
$0
Intergovernmental
$9,539
$2,629
Charges & Fees
$3,377
$0
Other
$3,654
$5,619

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

St. GeorgeOgden
Fire Protection
$259
$433
Highways & Roads
$157
$46
Education
$46
$63
Public Welfare
$392
$671
Hospitals
$72
$347
Parks & Recreation
$2,093
$1,062
Housing
$1,989
$2,705
Sewerage
$391
$224
Utilities
$2,612
$1,179
Interest on Debt
$282
$0
Other
$4,569
$4,366
C
St. George, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
C
Ogden, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health

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