Civic arena

Compare Canadian cities on City Score

Pick two hometowns and read the XP bars — City Score plus six topic pillars. Featured rivalries below; open any pair for the full board.

City Score leaders

Top Canadian cities by composite standing — tap a row, then pick a rival in the arena below.

Top 10 Canadian cities by City Score 2025
RankCityProvinceCity Score
1BarrieOntario77%
2FrederictonNew Brunswick73%
3Bradford West GwillimburyOntario72%
4St. ThomasOntario72%
5TillsonburgOntario71%
6InnisfilOntario70%
7BrockvilleOntario69%
8ParksvilleBritish Columbia69%
9DieppeNew Brunswick69%
10HamiltonOntario69%

Full City Score table · Compare two cities

Pre-built head-to-head boards with crawlable stats — City Score ranks, pillar XP, and category wins.

Merritt vs Ponoka

City Score: 52% (#145) vs 67% (#14). 24 pillar wins.

  • City Score52% · 67%
  • Drinking water117 mg/L · 88 mg/L
  • Building permits$646M · $785M
  • Internet641 Mbps (seed tier) · 496 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Calgary vs Edmonton

City Score: 47% (#222) vs 59% (#54). 06 pillar wins.

  • City Score47% · 59%
  • Drinking water279 mg/L · 200 mg/L
  • Building permits$274M · $315M
  • Internet491 Mbps (seed tier) · 542 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Guelph vs Toronto

City Score: 55% (#104) vs 47% (#213). 33 pillar wins.

  • City Score55% · 47%
  • Drinking water169 mg/L · 157 mg/L
  • Building permits$888M · $374M
  • Internet238 Mbps (seed tier) · 523 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Vancouver vs Victoria

City Score: 48% (#204) vs 52% (#151). 24 pillar wins.

  • City Score48% · 52%
  • Drinking water113 mg/L · 225 mg/L
  • Building permits$394M · $607M
  • Internet638 Mbps (seed tier) · 242 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Winnipeg vs Regina

City Score: 37% (#315) vs 49% (#196). 32 pillar wins.

  • City Score37% · 49%
  • Drinking water151 mg/L · 245 mg/L
  • Building permits$736M · $678M
  • Internet286 Mbps (seed tier) · 146 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Montreal vs Quebec City

City Score: 58% (#64) vs 54% (#112). 51 pillar wins.

  • City Score58% · 54%
  • Drinking water217 mg/L · 250 mg/L
  • Building permits$307M · $510M
  • Internet714 Mbps (seed tier) · 604 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Halifax vs Moncton

City Score: 47% (#218) vs 53% (#124). 24 pillar wins.

  • City Score47% · 53%
  • Drinking water213 mg/L · 277 mg/L
  • Building permits$92M · $557M
  • Internet601 Mbps (seed tier) · 391 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Guelph vs Edmonton

City Score: 55% (#104) vs 59% (#54). 24 pillar wins.

  • City Score55% · 59%
  • Drinking water169 mg/L · 200 mg/L
  • Building permits$888M · $315M
  • Internet238 Mbps (seed tier) · 542 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Barrie vs Toronto

City Score: 77% (#1) vs 47% (#213). 60 pillar wins.

  • City Score77% · 47%
  • Drinking water129 mg/L · 157 mg/L
  • Building permits$631M · $374M
  • Internet649 Mbps (seed tier) · 523 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Barrie vs Guelph

City Score: 77% (#1) vs 55% (#104). 51 pillar wins.

  • City Score77% · 55%
  • Drinking water129 mg/L · 169 mg/L
  • Building permits$631M · $888M
  • Internet649 Mbps (seed tier) · 238 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Ottawa vs Montreal

City Score: 62% (#31) vs 58% (#64). 33 pillar wins.

  • City Score62% · 58%
  • Drinking water112 mg/L · 217 mg/L
  • Building permits$459M · $307M
  • Internet441 Mbps (seed tier) · 714 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Kitchener vs Waterloo

City Score: 36% (#320) vs 50% (#179). 06 pillar wins.

  • City Score36% · 50%
  • Drinking water227 mg/L · 119 mg/L
  • Building permits$643M · $681M
  • Internet121 Mbps (seed tier) · 152 Mbps (seed tier)

Open full matchup →

Full City Score rankings · Rankings hub

Loading custom matchup picker… Featured rivalries above include full City Score head-to-head tables.

Civic arena · puck drop

Pick your fighters. Read the scoreboard.

Any two hometowns — City Score XP plus six topic pillars. Teal is challenger A, navy is challenger B.