Civic arena matchup

Barrie vs St. Catharines

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 St. Catharines — City Score 2025

Barrie: 64% (#14 of 343). St. Catharines: 64% (#16 of 343). Pillar wins: Barrie 1, St. Catharines 3, 2 tied.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Barrie	St. Catharines
City Score	64% (#14 of 7)	64% (#16 of 6)
Drinking water	129 mg/L (#236 of 343)	130 mg/L (#235 of 343)
Building permits	$1.0B (#18 of 25)	No data
Internet	565 Mbps (seed tier) (#159 of 343)	895 Mbps (seed tier) (#84 of 343)
Radon	87 Bq/m³ (#141 of 238)	57 Bq/m³ (#208 of 238)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	14.12 mills (#30 of 57)	13.23 mills (#34 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Barrie · St. Catharines

64XP

#14

Challenger A

Barrie

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area213k pop#14 of 343

Rising

64XP

♛

#16

Challenger B

St. Catharines

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area434k pop#16 of 343

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Matchup verdict · St. Catharines on the board

Barrie1vs3St. Catharines

St. Catharines takes the night 3–1 with 2 even on scored pillars. Barrie still wins individual categories — the scoreboard tells the fuller story.

City Score XP: 64% vs 64%Arena rank #14 vs #162 tied

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Even split

Barrie

64%64%#14 of 7

Even

St. Catharines

64%64%#16 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Even split

Barrie

129 mg/L69%#236 of 343

Even

St. Catharines

130 mg/L69%#235 of 343

Building permits

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

$1.0B32%#18 of 25

—

St. Catharines

No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

St. Catharines edge

Barrie

565 Mbps (seed tier)54%#159 of 343

−22 XP

St. CatharinesEdge

895 Mbps (seed tier)76%#84 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

St. Catharines edge

Barrie

87 Bq/m³59%#141 of 238

−28 XP

St. CatharinesEdge

57 Bq/m³87%#208 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Barrie

No data—

—

St. Catharines

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

St. Catharines edge

Barrie

14.12 mills53%#30 of 57

−7 XP

St. CatharinesEdge

13.23 mills60%#34 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Barrie

Categories won

2 tied

St. Catharines

Categories won

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