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Barrie leads City Score at 70%Red Deer climbing fastest on permits (+711.6% YoY)Happy Valley-Goose Bay boil water advisory: town-wide order meets hardness rank #83Cranbrook building permits: $309.8M YTD tops 2025 record; OpenStats permit pillar unplacedDecember 2025: $67.8B national permit valueBarrie leads City Score at 70%Red Deer climbing fastest on permits (+711.6% YoY)Happy Valley-Goose Bay boil water advisory: town-wide order meets hardness rank #83Cranbrook building permits: $309.8M YTD tops 2025 record; OpenStats permit pillar unplacedDecember 2025: $67.8B national permit value
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Barrie leads City Score at 70% — compare any two hometowns on permits, tax, broadband, radon, water, and hazards.
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Barrie at 70% — eight open-data pillars combined.
| Rank | City | Province | City Score | Pillars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrie | Ontario | 70% | 8/8 |
| 2 | Oakville | Ontario | 69% | 7/8 |
| 3 | Markham | Ontario | 68% | 7/8 |
| 4 | Niagara Falls | Ontario | 68% | 6/8 |
| 5 | Pickering | Ontario | 67% | 5/8 |
| 6 | Burnaby | British Columbia | 67% | 7/8 |
| 7 | Ottawa | Ontario | 66% | 7/8 |
| 8 | Bradford West Gwillimbury | Ontario | 66% | 5/8 |
| 9 | Langford | British Columbia | 66% | 6/8 |
| 10 | Wasaga Beach | Ontario | 65% | 6/8 |
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