Civic arena matchup

Edmonton 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.

Edmonton vs Guelph — City Score 2025

Edmonton: 59% (#54 of 343). Guelph: 55% (#104 of 343). Pillar wins: Edmonton 4, Guelph 2.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Edmonton	Guelph
City Score	59% (#54 of 7)	55% (#104 of 7)
Drinking water	200 mg/L (#126 of 343)	169 mg/L (#184 of 343)
Building permits	$315M (#241 of 343)	$888M (#30 of 343)
Internet	542 Mbps (seed tier) (#103 of 343)	238 Mbps (seed tier) (#258 of 343)
Radon	100 Bq/m³ (#248 of 343)	219 Bq/m³ (#77 of 343)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	7.86 mills (#291 of 343)	8.43 mills (#253 of 343)

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59XP

♛

#54

Challenger A

Edmonton

Alberta

Census_metropolitan_area1.4M pop#54 of 343

RisingDirectSurface

55XP

#104

Challenger B

Guelph

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area166k pop#104 of 343

DroppingDirectGroundwater+3 earned

Matchup verdict · Edmonton on the board

Edmonton4vs2Guelph

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

City Score XP: 59% vs 55%Arena rank #54 vs #104

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Edmonton edge

EdmontonEdge

59%59%#54 of 7

+4 XP

Guelph

55%55%#104 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Guelph edge

Edmonton

200 mg/L37%#126 of 343

−17 XP

GuelphEdge

169 mg/L54%#184 of 343

Building permits

Guelph edge

Edmonton

$315M30%#241 of 343

−62 XP

GuelphEdge

$888M92%#30 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

Edmonton edge

EdmontonEdge

542 Mbps (seed tier)70%#103 of 343

+45 XP

Guelph

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

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Edmonton edge

EdmontonEdge

100 Bq/m³72%#248 of 343

+50 XP

Guelph

219 Bq/m³22%#77 of 343

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Edmonton

No data—

—

Guelph

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Edmonton edge

EdmontonEdge

7.86 mills85%#291 of 343

+11 XP

Guelph

8.43 mills74%#253 of 343

Final tally · category wins

Edmonton

Categories won

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Guelph

Categories won

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