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
#39
Latest · 2026 · of 42
Score 125472000
Ontario
Guelph
John Galt's Royal City
Guelph in brief
Guelph, the Royal City, sits about 70 kilometres west of downtown Toronto where Highways 6 and 7 meet. Scottish novelist John Galt founded it in the 1820s as Canada Company headquarters, laying out squares and broad streets on former Six Nations reserve land.
A 1975 bylaw still protects views of the Gothic Revival Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate. Downtown also hides Garbasaurus, a 647-pound trash dinosaur whose weight matches the litter pulled from local rivers in the first cleanup year.
Drawn from Wikipedia, Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura.
Permits, tax, radon & more for Guelph
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#93
City Score rank
30%
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 Guelph
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
#93
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.3
Only one published edition places Guelph 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
#34
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 130.8
Only one published edition places Guelph 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
#27
Published · 2024 · of 43
Score 13.2
Only one published edition places Guelph in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.
Livability
Globe and Mail Most Livable Cities
The Globe and Mail
2023 data partnership with Environics Analytics ranking 439 Canadian communities on ten livability categories.
Single edition · 2023
#41
Published · 2023 · of 439
Only one published edition places Guelph 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 · 2014–2017
#74
Latest · 2017 · of 417
Worth knowing in Guelph
Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.
Known as "The Royal City", it is roughly 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Kitchener and 70 km (43 mi) west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7, and Wellington County Road 124.
It is the seat of Wellington County, but is politically independent of it.
A 1975 bylaw still protects sightlines to the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, banning buildings that would block the Gothic Revival church.
Garbasaurus is a 647-pound trash sculpture whose weight matches the litter pulled from Guelph's rivers in the first cleanup year.
Places to see
Garbasaurus
A six-foot dinosaur-like sculpture made from garbage, honouring Guelph's Speed River cleanup.
Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate
Gothic Revival landmark protected by a bylaw that bans any building blocking its skyline view.
The Petrie Building
A downtown facade that is the last of its kind of pressed-metal architecture left in Canada.
Guelph Covered Bridge
One of the last remaining covered bridges in Ontario.
