How Is Your Orange County City Faring Financially?

Commentary
It’s time to reveal the annual ranking of Orange County’s 34 cities in Southern California for the year ending June 30, 2025. More than two-thirds of the cities, 24, were able to have their auditors complete their field work before the end of 2025.
The city of Placentia wins the award for being the last city to approve and post its annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR), completing its audit fieldwork on June 12. The cities of Irvine and Yorba Linda found their city councils approving their ACFRs in early June of 2026.
One of the top-ranked and on-time cities, Cypress, where golfer Tiger Woods was born, included the following in their ACFR:…