Civic arena matchup

Markham vs Squamish

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 Squamish — City Score 2025

Markham: 67% (#13 of 343). Squamish: 66% (#15 of 343). Pillar wins: Markham 4, Squamish 2.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Markham	Squamish
City Score	67% (#13 of 6)	66% (#15 of 6)
Drinking water	229 mg/L (#77 of 343)	139 mg/L (#234 of 343)
Building permits	$930M (#20 of 343)	$637M (#106 of 343)
Internet	1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#42 of 343)	308 Mbps (seed tier) (#213 of 343)
Radon	60 Bq/m³ (#197 of 238)	35 Bq/m³ (#236 of 238)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	7.00 mills (#57 of 57)	No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Markham · Squamish

67XP

♛

#13

Challenger A

Markham

Ontario

City340k pop#13 of 343

RisingSurface

66XP

#15

Challenger B

Squamish

British Columbia

Census_agglomeration24k pop#15 of 343

RisingGroundwater

Matchup verdict · Markham on the board

Markham4vs2Squamish

Markham takes the night 4–2 on scored pillars. Squamish still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 67% vs 66%Arena rank #13 vs #15

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Markham edge

MarkhamEdge

67%67%#13 of 6

+1 XP

Squamish

66%66%#15 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Squamish edge

Markham

229 mg/L22%#77 of 343

−46 XP

SquamishEdge

139 mg/L68%#234 of 343

Building permits

Markham edge

MarkhamEdge

$930M94%#20 of 343

+25 XP

Squamish

$637M69%#106 of 343

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Markham edge

MarkhamEdge

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

+50 XP

Squamish

308 Mbps (seed tier)38%#213 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Squamish edge

Markham

60 Bq/m³83%#197 of 238

−16 XP

SquamishEdge

35 Bq/m³99%#236 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Markham

No data—

—

Squamish

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Markham edge

MarkhamEdge

7.00 mills100%#57 of 57

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Squamish

No data—

Final tally · category wins

Markham

Categories won

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Squamish

Categories won

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