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: 67% (#10 of 343). Squamish: 63% (#18 of 343). Pillar wins: Hamilton 5, Squamish 1.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Hamilton	Squamish
City Score	67% (#10 of 7)	63% (#18 of 5)
Drinking water	120 mg/L (#262 of 343)	139 mg/L (#215 of 343)
Building permits	$2,929 (#16 of 25)	No data
Internet	835 Mbps (seed tier) (#102 of 343)	308 Mbps (seed tier) (#213 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

67XP

♛

#10

Challenger A

Hamilton

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area785k pop#10 of 343

Top 10Direct

63XP

#18

Challenger B

Squamish

British Columbia

Census_agglomeration24k pop#18 of 343

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Matchup verdict · Hamilton on the board

Hamilton5vs1Squamish

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

City Score XP: 67% vs 63%Arena rank #10 vs #18

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

67%67%#10 of 7

+4 XP

Squamish

63%63%#18 of 5

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

120 mg/L76%#262 of 343

+13 XP

Squamish

139 mg/L63%#215 of 343

Building permits

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

$2,92940%#16 of 25

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Squamish

No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

835 Mbps (seed tier)71%#102 of 343

+33 XP

Squamish

308 Mbps (seed tier)38%#213 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—

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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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