Civic arena matchup

Markham vs St. Catharines

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 St. Catharines — City Score 2025

Markham: 70% (#7 of 343). St. Catharines: 64% (#16 of 343). Pillar wins: Markham 5, St. Catharines 1.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarMarkhamSt. Catharines
City Score70% (#7 of 6)64% (#16 of 6)
Drinking water126 mg/L (#243 of 343)130 mg/L (#235 of 343)
Building permits$11,081 (#2 of 25)No data
Internet1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#42 of 343)895 Mbps (seed tier) (#84 of 343)
Radon60 Bq/m³ (#197 of 238)57 Bq/m³ (#208 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax7.00 mills (#57 of 57)13.23 mills (#34 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Markham · St. Catharines

70XP
♛
#7

Challenger A

Markham

Ontario

City340k pop#7 of 343
Top 7RisingDirect+1 earned
VS
64XP
#16

Challenger B

St. Catharines

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area434k pop#16 of 343
DirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Markham on the board

Markham5vs1St. Catharines

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

City Score XP: 70% vs 64%Arena rank #7 vs #16

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
70%70%#7 of 6
+6 XP
St. Catharines
64%64%#16 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
126 mg/L71%#243 of 343
+2 XP
St. Catharines
130 mg/L69%#235 of 343

Building permits

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
$11,08196%#2 of 25
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St. Catharines
No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
1000 Mbps (seed tier)88%#42 of 343
+12 XP
St. Catharines
895 Mbps (seed tier)76%#84 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

St. Catharines edge
Markham
60 Bq/m³83%#197 of 238
−4 XP
St. CatharinesEdge
57 Bq/m³87%#208 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Markham
No data—
—
St. Catharines
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
7.00 mills100%#57 of 57
+40 XP
St. Catharines
13.23 mills60%#34 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Markham

5

Categories won

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St. Catharines

1

Categories won

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