Civic arena matchup

Hamilton 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.

Hamilton vs Niagara Falls — City Score 2025

Hamilton: 67% (#10 of 343). Niagara Falls: 71% (#5 of 343). Pillar wins: Hamilton 3, Niagara Falls 3.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarHamiltonNiagara Falls
City Score67% (#10 of 7)71% (#5 of 5)
Drinking water120 mg/L (#262 of 343)126 mg/L (#244 of 343)
Building permits$2,929 (#16 of 25)No data
Internet835 Mbps (seed tier) (#102 of 343)1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#46 of 343)
Radon85 Bq/m³ (#172 of 238)57 Bq/m³ (#204 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax9.29 mills (#49 of 57)No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Hamilton · Niagara Falls

67XP
#10

Challenger A

Hamilton

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area785k pop#10 of 343
Top 10Direct
VSDead heat
71XP
#5

Challenger B

Niagara Falls

Ontario

City94k pop#5 of 343
Top 5DirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Dead heat

Hamilton3vs3Niagara Falls

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

City Score XP: 67% vs 71%Arena rank #10 vs #5

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Niagara Falls edge
Hamilton
67%67%#10 of 7
−4 XP
Niagara FallsEdge
71%71%#5 of 5

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
120 mg/L76%#262 of 343
+5 XP
Niagara Falls
126 mg/L71%#244 of 343

Building permits

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
$2,92940%#16 of 25
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Niagara Falls
No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Niagara Falls edge
Hamilton
835 Mbps (seed tier)71%#102 of 343
−16 XP
Niagara FallsEdge
1000 Mbps (seed tier)87%#46 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Niagara Falls edge
Hamilton
85 Bq/m³72%#172 of 238
−14 XP
Niagara FallsEdge
57 Bq/m³86%#204 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Hamilton
No data—
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Niagara Falls
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
9.29 mills86%#49 of 57
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Niagara Falls
No data—

Final tally · category wins

Hamilton

3

Categories won

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Niagara Falls

3

Categories won

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