Westminster, CO vs Fort Collins, CO

Fort Collins, CO spends 59% more per resident than Westminster, CO: $26,163 against $16,434. That gap is large enough to show up across most functional budget categories below.

Westminster, CO holds the stronger Fiscal Health Score, 62/100 (grade C) against 44/100 (grade D) for Fort Collins, CO — a 18-point spread that puts the two in different grade territory.

On debt, Fort Collins, CO carries the lighter load at $318 per resident versus $1,137 for Westminster, CO. Their budgets diverge on where the largest per-resident dollars go: Westminster, CO leads with parks and recreation at $2,000 per resident, while Fort Collins, CO leads with highways and roads at $2,411.

They also fund themselves differently: charges and fees is the largest single revenue source in Westminster, CO at 15% of total revenue, whereas Fort Collins, CO relies most on intergovernmental transfers at 100%.