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
#27
Latest · 2026 · of 42
Score 276608000
Ontario
Brantford
Telephone City on the Grand River
Brantford in brief
Brantford sits on the Grand River on the Haldimand Tract, named for Mohawk leader Joseph Brant, whose people forded the river here after the American Revolutionary War. Nearby Six Nations of the Grand River is Canada's most populous reserve.
Locals still call it the Telephone City for Alexander Graham Bell's work in town. Mohawk Chapel, built in 1785, is Ontario's oldest surviving church and one of only three Royal Chapels outside the United Kingdom.
Drawn from Wikipedia, Atlas Obscura.
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#62
City Score rank
46%
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 Brantford
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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
#62
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.455
Only one published edition places Brantford 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
#62
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 111.4
Only one published edition places Brantford 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
#21
Published · 2024 · of 43
Score 14.56
Only one published edition places Brantford 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
#225
Latest · 2018 · of 415
Worth knowing in Brantford
Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.
Brantford is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario.
It is surrounded by Brant County but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independent of the county's municipal government.
Mohawk Chapel, built in 1785, is Ontario's oldest surviving church and one of only three Royal Chapels outside the United Kingdom.
Places to see
Mohawk Chapel
Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks, with stained-glass windows telling Haudenosaunee history and Joseph Brant's tomb on the grounds.
