Civic arena matchup

Hamilton vs Squamish

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 Squamish — City Score 2025

Hamilton: 74% (#1 of 343). Squamish: 67% (#10 of 343). Pillar wins: Hamilton 4, Squamish 2.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Hamilton	Squamish
City Score	74% (#1 of 7)	67% (#10 of 6)
Drinking water	104 mg/L (#300 of 343)	139 mg/L (#234 of 343)
Building permits	$891M (#29 of 343)	$637M (#106 of 343)
Internet	691 Mbps (seed tier) (#120 of 343)	727 Mbps (seed tier) (#108 of 343)
Radon	85 Bq/m³ (#172 of 238)	35 Bq/m³ (#236 of 238)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	9.29 mills (#49 of 57)	No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Hamilton · Squamish

74XP

♛

Challenger A

Hamilton

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area785k pop#1 of 343

ChampionDirect

67XP

#10

Challenger B

Squamish

British Columbia

Census_agglomeration24k pop#10 of 343

Top 10RisingDirect+1 earned

Matchup verdict · Hamilton on the board

Hamilton4vs2Squamish

Hamilton takes the night 4–2 on scored pillars. Squamish still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 74% vs 67%Arena rank #1 vs #10

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

74%74%#1 of 7

+7 XP

Squamish

67%67%#10 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

104 mg/L87%#300 of 343

+19 XP

Squamish

139 mg/L68%#234 of 343

Building permits

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

$891M92%#29 of 343

+23 XP

Squamish

$637M69%#106 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

Squamish edge

Hamilton

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

−4 XP

SquamishEdge

727 Mbps (seed tier)69%#108 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Squamish edge

Hamilton

85 Bq/m³72%#172 of 238

−27 XP

SquamishEdge

35 Bq/m³99%#236 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Hamilton

No data—

—

Squamish

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

9.29 mills86%#49 of 57

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Squamish

No data—

Final tally · category wins

Hamilton

Categories won

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Squamish

Categories won

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