Civic arena matchup

Markham vs Toronto

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 Toronto — City Score 2025

Markham: 70% (#7 of 343). Toronto: 64% (#14 of 343). Pillar wins: Markham 4, Toronto 2.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarMarkhamToronto
City Score70% (#7 of 6)64% (#14 of 7)
Drinking water126 mg/L (#243 of 343)121 mg/L (#258 of 343)
Building permits$11,081 (#2 of 25)$4,075 (#11 of 25)
Internet1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#42 of 343)950 Mbps (seed tier) (#75 of 343)
Radon60 Bq/m³ (#197 of 238)60 Bq/m³ (#200 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax7.00 mills (#57 of 57)7.46 mills (#53 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Markham · Toronto

70XP
♛
#7

Challenger A

Markham

Ontario

City340k pop#7 of 343
Top 7RisingDirect+1 earned
VS
64XP
#14

Challenger B

Toronto

Ontario

City2.8M pop#14 of 343
DroppingDirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Markham on the board

Markham4vs2Toronto

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

City Score XP: 70% vs 64%Arena rank #7 vs #14

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
70%70%#7 of 6
+6 XP
Toronto
64%64%#14 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Toronto edge
Markham
126 mg/L71%#243 of 343
−4 XP
TorontoEdge
121 mg/L75%#258 of 343

Building permits

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
$11,08196%#2 of 25
+36 XP
Toronto
$4,07560%#11 of 25

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
1000 Mbps (seed tier)88%#42 of 343
+10 XP
Toronto
950 Mbps (seed tier)78%#75 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Toronto edge
Markham
60 Bq/m³83%#197 of 238
−1 XP
TorontoEdge
60 Bq/m³84%#200 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Markham
No data—
—
Toronto
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
7.00 mills100%#57 of 57
+7 XP
Toronto
7.46 mills93%#53 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Markham

4

Categories won

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Toronto

2

Categories won

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