Civic arena matchup

Niagara Falls vs Welland

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.

Niagara Falls vs Welland — City Score 2025

Niagara Falls: 71% (#5 of 343). Welland: 67% (#11 of 343). Pillar wins: Niagara Falls 3, Welland 1.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarNiagara FallsWelland
City Score71% (#5 of 5)67% (#11 of 5)
Drinking water126 mg/L (#244 of 343)181 mg/L (#146 of 343)
Building permitsNo dataNo data
Internet1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#46 of 343)900 Mbps (seed tier) (#82 of 343)
Radon57 Bq/m³ (#204 of 238)57 Bq/m³ (#210 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property taxNo dataNo data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Niagara Falls · Welland

71XP
♛
#5

Challenger A

Niagara Falls

Ontario

City94k pop#5 of 343
Top 5DirectSurface
VS
67XP
#11

Challenger B

Welland

Ontario

City56k pop#11 of 343
Rising

Matchup verdict · Niagara Falls on the board

Niagara Falls3vs1Welland

Niagara Falls takes the night 3–1 on scored pillars. Welland still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 71% vs 67%Arena rank #5 vs #11

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

One row per pillar — Niagara Falls left, Welland right, delta in the middle. Bars mirror toward centre.

City Score

Niagara Falls edge
Niagara FallsEdge
71%71%#5 of 5
+4 XP
Welland
67%67%#11 of 5

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Niagara Falls edge
Niagara FallsEdge
126 mg/L71%#244 of 343
+28 XP
Welland
181 mg/L43%#146 of 343

Building permits

No overlap
Niagara Falls
No data—
—
Welland
No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Niagara Falls edge
Niagara FallsEdge
1000 Mbps (seed tier)87%#46 of 343
+11 XP
Welland
900 Mbps (seed tier)76%#82 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Welland edge
Niagara Falls
57 Bq/m³86%#204 of 238
−2 XP
WellandEdge
57 Bq/m³88%#210 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Niagara Falls
No data—
—
Welland
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

No overlap
Niagara Falls
No data—
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Welland
No data—

Final tally · category wins

Niagara Falls

3

Categories won

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Welland

1

Categories won

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