Civic arena matchup

Hamilton vs Welland

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 Welland — City Score 2025

Hamilton: 67% (#10 of 343). Welland: 67% (#11 of 343). Pillar wins: Hamilton 3, Welland 2, 1 tied.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarHamiltonWelland
City Score67% (#10 of 7)67% (#11 of 5)
Drinking water120 mg/L (#262 of 343)181 mg/L (#146 of 343)
Building permits$2,929 (#16 of 25)No data
Internet835 Mbps (seed tier) (#102 of 343)900 Mbps (seed tier) (#82 of 343)
Radon85 Bq/m³ (#172 of 238)57 Bq/m³ (#210 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax9.29 mills (#49 of 57)No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Hamilton · Welland

67XP
♛
#10

Challenger A

Hamilton

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area785k pop#10 of 343
Top 10Direct
VS
67XP
#11

Challenger B

Welland

Ontario

City56k pop#11 of 343
Rising

Matchup verdict · Hamilton on the board

Hamilton3vs2Welland

Hamilton takes the night 3–2 with 1 even on scored pillars. Welland still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 67% vs 67%Arena rank #10 vs #111 tied

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Even split
Hamilton
67%67%#10 of 7
Even
Welland
67%67%#11 of 5

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
120 mg/L76%#262 of 343
+33 XP
Welland
181 mg/L43%#146 of 343

Building permits

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
$2,92940%#16 of 25
—
Welland
No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Welland edge
Hamilton
835 Mbps (seed tier)71%#102 of 343
−5 XP
WellandEdge
900 Mbps (seed tier)76%#82 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Welland edge
Hamilton
85 Bq/m³72%#172 of 238
−16 XP
WellandEdge
57 Bq/m³88%#210 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Hamilton
No data—
—
Welland
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

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

Final tally · category wins

Hamilton

3

Categories won

1 tied

Welland

2

Categories won

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