Civic arena matchup

Hamilton vs Vaughan

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 Vaughan — City Score 2025

Hamilton: 70% (#5 of 343). Vaughan: 65% (#13 of 343). Pillar wins: Hamilton 3, Vaughan 3.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarHamiltonVaughan
City Score70% (#5 of 7)65% (#13 of 5)
Drinking water120 mg/L (#262 of 343)128 mg/L (#238 of 343)
Building permits$2.3B (#11 of 25)No data
Internet835 Mbps (seed tier) (#102 of 343)1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#60 of 343)
Radon85 Bq/m³ (#172 of 238)60 Bq/m³ (#201 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax9.29 mills (#49 of 57)7.34 mills (#55 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Hamilton · Vaughan

70XP
#5

Challenger A

Hamilton

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area785k pop#5 of 343
Top 5Direct
VSDead heat
65XP
#13

Challenger B

Vaughan

Ontario

City320k pop#13 of 343
DirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Dead heat

Hamilton3vs3Vaughan

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 65%Arena rank #5 vs #13

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
70%70%#5 of 7
+5 XP
Vaughan
65%65%#13 of 5

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
120 mg/L76%#262 of 343
+7 XP
Vaughan
128 mg/L69%#238 of 343

Building permits

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
$2.3B60%#11 of 25
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Vaughan
No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Vaughan edge
Hamilton
835 Mbps (seed tier)71%#102 of 343
−12 XP
VaughanEdge
1000 Mbps (seed tier)83%#60 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Vaughan edge
Hamilton
85 Bq/m³72%#172 of 238
−12 XP
VaughanEdge
60 Bq/m³84%#201 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Hamilton
No data—
—
Vaughan
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Vaughan edge
Hamilton
9.29 mills86%#49 of 57
−10 XP
VaughanEdge
7.34 mills96%#55 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Hamilton

3

Categories won

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Vaughan

3

Categories won

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