Civic arena matchup

Montreal vs Ottawa

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.

Montreal vs Ottawa — City Score 2025

Montreal: 58% (#64 of 343). Ottawa: 62% (#31 of 343). Pillar wins: Montreal 3, Ottawa 3.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Montreal	Ottawa
City Score	58% (#64 of 7)	62% (#31 of 7)
Drinking water	217 mg/L (#94 of 343)	112 mg/L (#285 of 343)
Building permits	$307M (#243 of 343)	$459M (#179 of 343)
Internet	714 Mbps (seed tier) (#19 of 343)	441 Mbps (seed tier) (#163 of 343)
Radon	167 Bq/m³ (#155 of 343)	262 Bq/m³ (#30 of 343)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	6.89 mills (#337 of 343)	7.12 mills (#323 of 343)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Montreal · Ottawa

58XP

#64

Challenger A

Montreal

Quebec

Census_metropolitan_area4.3M pop#64 of 343

DirectSurface

VSDead heat

62XP

#31

Challenger B

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#31 of 343

RisingDirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Dead heat

Montreal3vs3Ottawa

Dead heat at 3–3. Neither city runs away on the pillar board — call it a draw until the next data refresh.

City Score XP: 58% vs 62%Arena rank #64 vs #31

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Ottawa edge

Montreal

58%58%#64 of 7

−4 XP

OttawaEdge

62%62%#31 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Ottawa edge

Montreal

217 mg/L27%#94 of 343

−56 XP

OttawaEdge

112 mg/L83%#285 of 343

Building permits

Ottawa edge

Montreal

$307M29%#243 of 343

−19 XP

OttawaEdge

$459M48%#179 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

Montreal edge

MontrealEdge

714 Mbps (seed tier)95%#19 of 343

+42 XP

Ottawa

441 Mbps (seed tier)53%#163 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Montreal edge

MontrealEdge

167 Bq/m³45%#155 of 343

+36 XP

Ottawa

262 Bq/m³9%#30 of 343

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Montreal

No data—

—

Ottawa

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Montreal edge

MontrealEdge

6.89 mills98%#337 of 343

+4 XP

Ottawa

7.12 mills94%#323 of 343

Final tally · category wins

Montreal

Categories won

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Ottawa

Categories won

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