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: 73% (#2 of 343). Ottawa: 70% (#5 of 343). Pillar wins: Barrie 4, Ottawa 2.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarBarrieOttawa
City Score73% (#2 of 7)70% (#5 of 7)
Drinking water129 mg/L (#254 of 343)112 mg/L (#285 of 343)
Building permits$631M (#109 of 343)$459M (#179 of 343)
Internet883 Mbps (seed tier) (#45 of 343)599 Mbps (seed tier) (#163 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

73XP
♛
#2

Challenger A

Barrie

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area213k pop#2 of 343
Top 2Direct
VS
70XP
#5

Challenger B

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#5 of 343
Top 5RisingDirect+1 earned

Matchup verdict · Barrie on the board

Barrie4vs2Ottawa

Barrie takes the night 4–2 on scored pillars. Ottawa still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 73% vs 70%Arena rank #2 vs #5

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

Barrie edge
BarrieEdge
73%73%#2 of 7
+3 XP
Ottawa
70%70%#5 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Ottawa edge
Barrie
129 mg/L74%#254 of 343
−9 XP
OttawaEdge
112 mg/L83%#285 of 343

Building permits

Barrie edge
BarrieEdge
$631M69%#109 of 343
+21 XP
Ottawa
$459M48%#179 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

Barrie edge
BarrieEdge
883 Mbps (seed tier)87%#45 of 343
+34 XP
Ottawa
599 Mbps (seed tier)53%#163 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

4

Categories won

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Ottawa

2

Categories won

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