Civic arena matchup

Markham vs Surrey

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 Surrey — City Score 2025

Markham: 70% (#7 of 343). Surrey: 63% (#20 of 343). Pillar wins: Markham 4, Surrey 2.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarMarkhamSurrey
City Score70% (#7 of 6)63% (#20 of 6)
Drinking water126 mg/L (#243 of 343)22 mg/L (#339 of 343)
Building permits$11,081 (#2 of 25)$3,301 (#14 of 25)
Internet1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#42 of 343)446 Mbps (seed tier) (#183 of 343)
Radon60 Bq/m³ (#197 of 238)35 Bq/m³ (#237 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax7.00 mills (#57 of 57)No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Markham · Surrey

70XP
♛
#7

Challenger A

Markham

Ontario

City340k pop#7 of 343
Top 7RisingDirect+1 earned
VS
63XP
#20

Challenger B

Surrey

British Columbia

City618k pop#20 of 343
DirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Markham on the board

Markham4vs2Surrey

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

City Score XP: 70% vs 63%Arena rank #7 vs #20

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
70%70%#7 of 6
+7 XP
Surrey
63%63%#20 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Surrey edge
Markham
126 mg/L71%#243 of 343
−28 XP
SurreyEdge
22 mg/L99%#339 of 343

Building permits

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
$11,08196%#2 of 25
+48 XP
Surrey
$3,30148%#14 of 25

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
1000 Mbps (seed tier)88%#42 of 343
+41 XP
Surrey
446 Mbps (seed tier)47%#183 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Surrey edge
Markham
60 Bq/m³83%#197 of 238
−17 XP
SurreyEdge
35 Bq/m³100%#237 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Markham
No data—
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Surrey
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
7.00 mills100%#57 of 57
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Surrey
No data—

Final tally · category wins

Markham

4

Categories won

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Surrey

2

Categories won

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