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

St. George, UT vs Orem, UT

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

Summary

St. George spends 64.0% more per capita than Orem ($5,021/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
Orem, UT
Pop. 97,100
C
55/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
St. George
Orem
Total Spending
$1.2B
$761.3M
Spending / Capita
$12,862
$7,841
Total Revenue
$917.4M
$13.3M
Revenue / Capita
$9,539
$137
Total Debt
$1.3M
$0
Debt / Capita
$14
$0
Population
96,174
97,100
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
St. George$259
Orem$134
Highways & Roads
St. George$157
Orem$0
Parks & Recreation
St. George$2,093
Orem$752
Education
St. George$46
Orem$56
Health
St. George$0
Orem$376

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

St. GeorgeOrem
Property Tax
$2
$201
Sales Tax
$1,485
$351
Income Tax
$848
$509
Intergovernmental
$9,539
$137
Charges & Fees
$3,377
$1,690
Other
$3,654
$2,873

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

St. GeorgeOrem
Fire Protection
$259
$134
Highways & Roads
$157
$0
Education
$46
$56
Public Welfare
$392
$469
Health
$0
$376
Hospitals
$72
$148
Parks & Recreation
$2,093
$752
Housing
$1,989
$1,776
Sewerage
$391
$101
Utilities
$2,612
$1,081
Interest on Debt
$282
$0
Other
$4,569
$2,949
C
St. George, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
C
Orem, UT
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health

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