Civic arena matchup

Burnaby vs Niagara Falls

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.

Burnaby vs Niagara Falls — City Score 2025

Burnaby: 66% (#15 of 343). Niagara Falls: 66% (#13 of 343). Pillar wins: Burnaby 3, Niagara Falls 1, 1 tied.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Burnaby	Niagara Falls
City Score	66% (#15 of 6)	66% (#13 of 6)
Drinking water	179 mg/L (#162 of 343)	266 mg/L (#24 of 343)
Building permits	$796M (#50 of 343)	$831M (#39 of 343)
Internet	1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#35 of 343)	925 Mbps (seed tier) (#200 of 343)
Radon	35 Bq/m³ (#222 of 238)	57 Bq/m³ (#204 of 238)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	No data	No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Burnaby · Niagara Falls

66XP

♛

#15

Challenger A

Burnaby

British Columbia

City250k pop#15 of 343

DirectSurface

66XP

#13

Challenger B

Niagara Falls

Ontario

City94k pop#13 of 343

RisingDirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Burnaby on the board

Burnaby3vs1Niagara Falls

Burnaby takes the night 3–1 with 1 even on scored pillars. Niagara Falls still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 66% vs 66%Arena rank #15 vs #131 tied

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

One row per pillar — Burnaby left, Niagara Falls right, delta in the middle. Bars mirror toward centre.

City Score

Even split

Burnaby

66%66%#15 of 6

Even

Niagara Falls

66%66%#13 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Burnaby edge

BurnabyEdge

179 mg/L47%#162 of 343

+40 XP

Niagara Falls

266 mg/L7%#24 of 343

Building permits

Niagara Falls edge

Burnaby

$796M86%#50 of 343

−3 XP

Niagara FallsEdge

$831M89%#39 of 343

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Burnaby edge

BurnabyEdge

1000 Mbps (seed tier)90%#35 of 343

+48 XP

Niagara Falls

925 Mbps (seed tier)42%#200 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Burnaby edge

BurnabyEdge

35 Bq/m³93%#222 of 238

+7 XP

Niagara Falls

57 Bq/m³86%#204 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Burnaby

No data—

—

Niagara Falls

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

No overlap

Burnaby

No data—

—

Niagara Falls

No data—

Final tally · category wins

Burnaby

Categories won

1 tied

Niagara Falls

Categories won

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