Civic arena matchup

Hamilton vs Ottawa

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 Ottawa — City Score 2025

Hamilton: 74% (#1 of 343). Ottawa: 70% (#5 of 343). Pillar wins: Hamilton 5, Ottawa 1.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Hamilton	Ottawa
City Score	74% (#1 of 7)	70% (#5 of 7)
Drinking water	104 mg/L (#300 of 343)	112 mg/L (#285 of 343)
Building permits	$891M (#29 of 343)	$459M (#179 of 343)
Internet	691 Mbps (seed tier) (#120 of 343)	599 Mbps (seed tier) (#163 of 343)
Radon	85 Bq/m³ (#172 of 238)	112 Bq/m³ (#113 of 238)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	9.29 mills (#49 of 57)	7.36 mills (#54 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Hamilton · Ottawa

74XP

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Challenger A

Hamilton

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area785k pop#1 of 343

ChampionDirect

70XP

Challenger B

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#5 of 343

Top 5RisingDirect+1 earned

Matchup verdict · Hamilton on the board

Hamilton5vs1Ottawa

Hamilton takes the night 5–1 on scored pillars. Ottawa still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 74% vs 70%Arena rank #1 vs #5

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

74%74%#1 of 7

+4 XP

Ottawa

70%70%#5 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

104 mg/L87%#300 of 343

+4 XP

Ottawa

112 mg/L83%#285 of 343

Building permits

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

$891M92%#29 of 343

+44 XP

Ottawa

$459M48%#179 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

691 Mbps (seed tier)65%#120 of 343

+12 XP

Ottawa

599 Mbps (seed tier)53%#163 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

85 Bq/m³72%#172 of 238

+25 XP

Ottawa

112 Bq/m³47%#113 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Hamilton

No data—

—

Ottawa

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Ottawa edge

Hamilton

9.29 mills86%#49 of 57

−9 XP

OttawaEdge

7.36 mills95%#54 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Hamilton

Categories won

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Ottawa

Categories won

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