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: 67% (#10 of 343). Ottawa: 72% (#1 of 343). Pillar wins: Hamilton 2, Ottawa 3, 1 tied.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarHamiltonOttawa
City Score67% (#10 of 7)72% (#1 of 6)
Drinking water120 mg/L (#262 of 343)21 mg/L (#341 of 343)
Building permits$2,929 (#16 of 25)$2,061 (#7 of 10)
Internet835 Mbps (seed tier) (#102 of 343)635 Mbps (seed tier) (#146 of 343)
Radon85 Bq/m³ (#172 of 238)112 Bq/m³ (#113 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax9.29 mills (#49 of 57)7.36 mills (#54 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Hamilton · Ottawa

67XP
#10

Challenger A

Hamilton

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area785k pop#10 of 343
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VS
72XP
♛
#1

Challenger B

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#1 of 343
ChampionDirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Ottawa on the board

Hamilton2vs3Ottawa

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

City Score XP: 67% vs 72%Arena rank #10 vs #11 tied

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

Ottawa edge
Hamilton
67%67%#10 of 7
−5 XP
OttawaEdge
72%72%#1 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Ottawa edge
Hamilton
120 mg/L76%#262 of 343
−23 XP
OttawaEdge
21 mg/L99%#341 of 343

Building permits

Even split
Hamilton
$2,92940%#16 of 25
Even
Ottawa
$2,06140%#7 of 10

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
835 Mbps (seed tier)71%#102 of 343
+13 XP
Ottawa
635 Mbps (seed tier)58%#146 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

2

Categories won

1 tied

Ottawa

3

Categories won

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