Civic arena matchup

Markham vs Pickering

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.

Markham vs Pickering — City Score 2025

Markham: 67% (#13 of 343). Pickering: 65% (#19 of 343). Pillar wins: Markham 5, Pickering 1.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Markham	Pickering
City Score	67% (#13 of 6)	65% (#19 of 5)
Drinking water	229 mg/L (#77 of 343)	80 mg/L (#343 of 343)
Building permits	$930M (#20 of 343)	$133M (#313 of 343)
Internet	1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#42 of 343)	1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#51 of 343)
Radon	60 Bq/m³ (#197 of 238)	63 Bq/m³ (#188 of 238)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	7.00 mills (#57 of 57)	No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Markham · Pickering

67XP

♛

#13

Challenger A

Markham

Ontario

City340k pop#13 of 343

RisingSurface

65XP

#19

Challenger B

Pickering

Ontario

City99k pop#19 of 343

Rising

Matchup verdict · Markham on the board

Markham5vs1Pickering

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

City Score XP: 67% vs 65%Arena rank #13 vs #19

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Markham edge

MarkhamEdge

67%67%#13 of 6

+2 XP

Pickering

65%65%#19 of 5

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Pickering edge

Markham

229 mg/L22%#77 of 343

−78 XP

PickeringEdge

80 mg/L100%#343 of 343

Building permits

Markham edge

MarkhamEdge

$930M94%#20 of 343

+85 XP

Pickering

$133M9%#313 of 343

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Markham edge

MarkhamEdge

1000 Mbps (seed tier)88%#42 of 343

+3 XP

Pickering

1000 Mbps (seed tier)85%#51 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Markham edge

MarkhamEdge

60 Bq/m³83%#197 of 238

+4 XP

Pickering

63 Bq/m³79%#188 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Markham

No data—

—

Pickering

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Markham edge

MarkhamEdge

7.00 mills100%#57 of 57

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Pickering

No data—

Final tally · category wins

Markham

Categories won

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Pickering

Categories won

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