Civic arena matchup

Barrie vs Ottawa

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 Ottawa — City Score 2025

Barrie: 68% (#9 of 343). Ottawa: 72% (#1 of 343). Pillar wins: Barrie 2, Ottawa 4.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarBarrieOttawa
City Score68% (#9 of 7)72% (#1 of 6)
Drinking water129 mg/L (#236 of 343)21 mg/L (#341 of 343)
Building permits$4,789 (#9 of 25)$2,061 (#7 of 10)
Internet565 Mbps (seed tier) (#159 of 343)635 Mbps (seed tier) (#146 of 343)
Radon87 Bq/m³ (#141 of 238)112 Bq/m³ (#113 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax14.12 mills (#30 of 57)7.36 mills (#54 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Barrie · Ottawa

68XP
#9

Challenger A

Barrie

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area213k pop#9 of 343
Top 9Rising
VS
72XP
♛
#1

Challenger B

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#1 of 343
ChampionDirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Ottawa on the board

Barrie2vs4Ottawa

Ottawa takes the night 4–2 on scored pillars. Barrie still wins individual categories — the scoreboard tells the fuller story.

City Score XP: 68% vs 72%Arena rank #9 vs #1

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Ottawa edge
Barrie
68%68%#9 of 7
−4 XP
OttawaEdge
72%72%#1 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Ottawa edge
Barrie
129 mg/L69%#236 of 343
−30 XP
OttawaEdge
21 mg/L99%#341 of 343

Building permits

Barrie edge
BarrieEdge
$4,78968%#9 of 25
+28 XP
Ottawa
$2,06140%#7 of 10

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Ottawa edge
Barrie
565 Mbps (seed tier)54%#159 of 343
−4 XP
OttawaEdge
635 Mbps (seed tier)58%#146 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Barrie edge
BarrieEdge
87 Bq/m³59%#141 of 238
+12 XP
Ottawa
112 Bq/m³47%#113 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Barrie
No data—
—
Ottawa
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Ottawa edge
Barrie
14.12 mills53%#30 of 57
−42 XP
OttawaEdge
7.36 mills95%#54 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Barrie

2

Categories won

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Ottawa

4

Categories won

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