Civic arena matchup

Grimsby 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.

Grimsby vs Guelph — City Score 2025

Grimsby: 62% (#36 of 343). Guelph: 62% (#37 of 343). Pillar wins: Grimsby 1, Guelph 2, 3 tied.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Grimsby	Guelph
City Score	62% (#36 of 6)	62% (#37 of 7)
Drinking water	169 mg/L (#183 of 343)	169 mg/L (#184 of 343)
Building permits	$645M (#100 of 343)	$888M (#30 of 343)
Internet	1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#116 of 343)	1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#117 of 343)
Radon	85 Bq/m³ (#170 of 238)	131 Bq/m³ (#70 of 238)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	No data	11.93 mills (#42 of 57)

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62XP

#36

Challenger A

Grimsby

Ontario

Town29k pop#36 of 343

DroppingDirectGroundwater

62XP

♛

#37

Challenger B

Guelph

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area166k pop#37 of 343

DroppingDirectGroundwater+3 earned

Matchup verdict · Guelph on the board

Grimsby1vs2Guelph

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

City Score XP: 62% vs 62%Arena rank #36 vs #373 tied

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Even split

Grimsby

62%62%#36 of 6

Even

Guelph

62%62%#37 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Even split

Grimsby

169 mg/L53%#183 of 343

−1 XP

Guelph

169 mg/L54%#184 of 343

Building permits

Guelph edge

Grimsby

$645M71%#100 of 343

−21 XP

GuelphEdge

$888M92%#30 of 343

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Even split

Grimsby

1000 Mbps (seed tier)66%#116 of 343

Even

Guelph

1000 Mbps (seed tier)66%#117 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Grimsby edge

GrimsbyEdge

85 Bq/m³71%#170 of 238

+42 XP

Guelph

131 Bq/m³29%#70 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Grimsby

No data—

—

Guelph

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Guelph edge

Grimsby

No data—

—

GuelphEdge

11.93 mills74%#42 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Grimsby

Categories won

3 tied

Guelph

Categories won

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