Civic arena matchup

Essa vs Toronto

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.

Essa vs Toronto — City Score 2025

Essa: 62% (#21 of 343). Toronto: 62% (#23 of 343). Pillar wins: Essa 3, Toronto 3, 1 tied.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Essa	Toronto
City Score	62% (#21 of 6)	62% (#23 of 8)
Drinking water	208 mg/L (#102 of 343)	121 mg/L (#258 of 343)
Building permits	No data	$4,075 (#11 of 25)
Internet	640 Mbps (seed tier) (#145 of 343)	950 Mbps (seed tier) (#75 of 343)
Radon	57 Bq/m³ (#286 of 327)	60 Bq/m³ (#277 of 327)
Hazards	0.041 PGA (#198 of 343)	0.077 PGA (#106 of 343)
Property tax	7.11 mills (#56 of 57)	7.46 mills (#53 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Essa · Toronto

62XP

#21

Challenger A

Essa

Ontario

Census_agglomeration23k pop#21 of 343

Dropping

VSDead heat

62XP

#23

Challenger B

Toronto

Ontario

City2.8M pop#23 of 343

8/8 pillarsDroppingDirect+1 earned

Matchup verdict · Dead heat

Essa3vs3Toronto

Dead heat at 3–3 plus 1 tied. Neither city runs away on the pillar board — call it a draw until the next data refresh.

City Score XP: 62% vs 62%Arena rank #21 vs #231 tied

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Even split

Essa

62%62%#21 of 6

Even

Toronto

62%62%#23 of 8

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Toronto edge

Essa

208 mg/L30%#102 of 343

−45 XP

TorontoEdge

121 mg/L75%#258 of 343

Building permits

Toronto edge

Essa

No data—

—

TorontoEdge

$4,07560%#11 of 25

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Toronto edge

Essa

640 Mbps (seed tier)58%#145 of 343

−20 XP

TorontoEdge

950 Mbps (seed tier)78%#75 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Essa edge

EssaEdge

57 Bq/m³87%#286 of 327

+2 XP

Toronto

60 Bq/m³85%#277 of 327

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

Essa edge

EssaEdge

0.041 PGA58%#198 of 343

+27 XP

Toronto

0.077 PGA31%#106 of 343

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Essa edge

EssaEdge

7.11 mills98%#56 of 57

+5 XP

Toronto

7.46 mills93%#53 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Essa

Categories won

1 tied

Toronto

Categories won

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