Civic arena matchup

Hamilton vs Vancouver

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 Vancouver — City Score 2025

Hamilton: 70% (#5 of 343). Vancouver: 63% (#20 of 343). Pillar wins: Hamilton 3, Vancouver 3.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Hamilton	Vancouver
City Score	70% (#5 of 7)	63% (#20 of 7)
Drinking water	120 mg/L (#262 of 343)	22 mg/L (#340 of 343)
Building permits	$2.3B (#11 of 25)	$6.5B (#3 of 25)
Internet	835 Mbps (seed tier) (#102 of 343)	456 Mbps (seed tier) (#180 of 343)
Radon	85 Bq/m³ (#172 of 238)	35 Bq/m³ (#238 of 238)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	9.29 mills (#49 of 57)	9.33 mills (#48 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Hamilton · Vancouver

70XP

Challenger A

Hamilton

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area785k pop#5 of 343

Top 5Direct

VSDead heat

63XP

#20

Challenger B

Vancouver

British Columbia

City662k pop#20 of 343

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Matchup verdict · Dead heat

Hamilton3vs3Vancouver

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: 70% vs 63%Arena rank #5 vs #20

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

70%70%#5 of 7

+7 XP

Vancouver

63%63%#20 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Vancouver edge

Hamilton

120 mg/L76%#262 of 343

−23 XP

VancouverEdge

22 mg/L99%#340 of 343

Building permits

Vancouver edge

Hamilton

$2.3B60%#11 of 25

−32 XP

VancouverEdge

$6.5B92%#3 of 25

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

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

+23 XP

Vancouver

456 Mbps (seed tier)48%#180 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Vancouver edge

Hamilton

85 Bq/m³72%#172 of 238

−28 XP

VancouverEdge

35 Bq/m³100%#238 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Hamilton

No data—

—

Vancouver

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Hamilton edge

HamiltonEdge

9.29 mills86%#49 of 57

+2 XP

Vancouver

9.33 mills84%#48 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Hamilton

Categories won

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Vancouver

Categories won

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