Construction · OpenStats
OpenStats Building Permit Value
OpenStats
Cities ranked by total Statistics Canada building permit value in the calendar year. Rank 1 is highest value.
4 editions · 2023–2026
#24
Latest · 2026 · of 42
Score 316955000
Ontario
Barrie
Portage town on Kempenfelt Bay
Barrie in brief
Barrie wraps around Kempenfelt Bay on Lake Simcoe, about 90 kilometres north of Toronto. Long before streets and warehouses, the Nine Mile Portage linked the bay to Fort Willow and the Nottawasaga River, a canoe route into Georgian Bay.
During the War of 1812 the British used that portage as a supply line, and the settlement grew into a depot named for Sir Robert Barrie. Today the city is an independent single-tier municipality inside the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
Drawn from Wikipedia.
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#47
City Score rank
58%
City Score
6
Owned lists in score
City Score over time
The green line averages OpenStats-owned rankings (radon, permit value, mill rates). Grey dots mark every published placement across all studies below.
Rankings for Barrie
Each study below is its own ranking. Where a study has more than one edition for this city, the chart shows standing across those years only.
Composite · OpenStats
OpenStats City Score
OpenStats
Average standing across OpenStats-owned rankings built from public data (currently radon, building permit value, and residential mill rates). Each placement is scored from 0–1 within its edition, then averaged. External livability lists stay on hometown pages as separate published appearances.
Single edition · 2026
#47
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.575
Only one published edition places Barrie in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Health · OpenStats
OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon
OpenStats
Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.
Single edition · 2026
#74
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 87
Only one published edition places Barrie in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Property tax · OpenStats
OpenStats Residential Mill Rates
OpenStats
Municipalities ranked by residential mill rate. Rank 1 is the highest published rate (higher tax burden).
Single edition · 2024
#25
Published · 2024 · of 43
Score 13.53
Only one published edition places Barrie in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Livability
MoneySense Best Places to Live
MoneySense
Annual composite ranking of Canadian municipalities on economy, housing, crime, health, and weather.
4 editions · 2014–2018
#148
Latest · 2018 · of 415
Worth knowing in Barrie
Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.
