Civic arena matchup

Hamilton vs Surrey

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 Surrey — City Score 2025

Hamilton: 67% (#10 of 343). Surrey: 63% (#20 of 343). Pillar wins: Hamilton 3, Surrey 3.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarHamiltonSurrey
City Score67% (#10 of 7)63% (#20 of 6)
Drinking water120 mg/L (#262 of 343)22 mg/L (#339 of 343)
Building permits$2,929 (#16 of 25)$3,301 (#14 of 25)
Internet835 Mbps (seed tier) (#102 of 343)446 Mbps (seed tier) (#183 of 343)
Radon85 Bq/m³ (#172 of 238)35 Bq/m³ (#237 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax9.29 mills (#49 of 57)No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Hamilton · Surrey

67XP
#10

Challenger A

Hamilton

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area785k pop#10 of 343
Top 10Direct
VSDead heat
63XP
#20

Challenger B

Surrey

British Columbia

City618k pop#20 of 343
DirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Dead heat

Hamilton3vs3Surrey

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 63%Arena rank #10 vs #20

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
67%67%#10 of 7
+4 XP
Surrey
63%63%#20 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Surrey edge
Hamilton
120 mg/L76%#262 of 343
−23 XP
SurreyEdge
22 mg/L99%#339 of 343

Building permits

Surrey edge
Hamilton
$2,92940%#16 of 25
−8 XP
SurreyEdge
$3,30148%#14 of 25

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
835 Mbps (seed tier)71%#102 of 343
+24 XP
Surrey
446 Mbps (seed tier)47%#183 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Surrey edge
Hamilton
85 Bq/m³72%#172 of 238
−28 XP
SurreyEdge
35 Bq/m³100%#237 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Hamilton
No data—
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Surrey
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

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

Final tally · category wins

Hamilton

3

Categories won

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Surrey

3

Categories won

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