Civic arena matchup

Barrie vs Guelph

City Score 2025 head-to-head across seven pillars. National ranks of 343 places. Challenger A is teal, challenger B is navy — missing readings stay blank.

Barrie vs Guelph — City Score 2025

Barrie: 77% (#1 of 343). Guelph: 55% (#104 of 343). Pillar wins: Barrie 5, Guelph 1.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Barrie	Guelph
City Score	77% (#1 of 7)	55% (#104 of 7)
Drinking water	129 mg/L (#254 of 343)	169 mg/L (#184 of 343)
Building permits	$631M (#109 of 343)	$888M (#30 of 343)
Internet	649 Mbps (seed tier) (#45 of 343)	238 Mbps (seed tier) (#258 of 343)
Radon	129 Bq/m³ (#211 of 343)	219 Bq/m³ (#77 of 343)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	8.23 mills (#263 of 343)	8.43 mills (#253 of 343)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Barrie · Guelph

77XP

♛

Challenger A

Barrie

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area213k pop#1 of 343

ChampionDirect

55XP

#104

Challenger B

Guelph

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area166k pop#104 of 343

DroppingDirectGroundwater+3 earned

Matchup verdict · Barrie on the board

Barrie5vs1Guelph

Barrie takes the night 5–1 on scored pillars. Guelph still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 77% vs 55%Arena rank #1 vs #104

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

One row per pillar — Barrie left, Guelph right, delta in the middle. Bars mirror toward centre.

City Score

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

77%77%#1 of 7

+22 XP

Guelph

55%55%#104 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

129 mg/L74%#254 of 343

+20 XP

Guelph

169 mg/L54%#184 of 343

Building permits

Guelph edge

Barrie

$631M69%#109 of 343

−23 XP

GuelphEdge

$888M92%#30 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

649 Mbps (seed tier)87%#45 of 343

+62 XP

Guelph

238 Mbps (seed tier)25%#258 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

129 Bq/m³62%#211 of 343

+40 XP

Guelph

219 Bq/m³22%#77 of 343

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Barrie

No data—

—

Guelph

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

8.23 mills77%#263 of 343

+3 XP

Guelph

8.43 mills74%#253 of 343

Final tally · category wins

Barrie

Categories won

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Guelph

Categories won

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