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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: 61% (#36 of 343). St. Catharines: 61% (#38 of 343). Pillar wins: Markham 2, St. Catharines 3, 1 tied.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarMarkhamSt. Catharines
City Score61% (#36 of 7)61% (#38 of 7)
Drinking water229 mg/L (#77 of 343)182 mg/L (#156 of 343)
Building permits$930M (#20 of 343)$192M (#290 of 343)
Internet233 Mbps (seed tier) (#297 of 343)986 Mbps (seed tier) (#15 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

61XP
#36

Challenger A

Markham

Ontario

City340k pop#36 of 343
RisingDirectSurface
VS
61XP
♛
#38

Challenger B

St. Catharines

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area434k pop#38 of 343
DirectSurface

Matchup verdict · St. Catharines on the board

Markham2vs3St. Catharines

St. Catharines takes the night 3–2 with 1 even on scored pillars. Markham still wins individual categories — the scoreboard tells the fuller story.

City Score XP: 61% vs 61%Arena rank #36 vs #381 tied

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

Even split
Markham
61%61%#36 of 7
Even
St. Catharines
61%61%#38 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

St. Catharines edge
Markham
229 mg/L22%#77 of 343
−23 XP
St. CatharinesEdge
182 mg/L45%#156 of 343

Building permits

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
$930M94%#20 of 343
+78 XP
St. Catharines
$192M16%#290 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

St. Catharines edge
Markham
233 Mbps (seed tier)14%#297 of 343
−82 XP
St. CatharinesEdge
986 Mbps (seed tier)96%#15 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

2

Categories won

1 tied

St. Catharines

3

Categories won

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