Civic arena matchup

Ottawa vs Qualicum Beach

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.

Ottawa vs Qualicum Beach — City Score 2025

Ottawa: 70% (#5 of 343). Qualicum Beach: 65% (#15 of 343). Pillar wins: Ottawa 3, Qualicum Beach 3.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Ottawa	Qualicum Beach
City Score	70% (#5 of 7)	65% (#15 of 6)
Drinking water	112 mg/L (#285 of 343)	159 mg/L (#202 of 343)
Building permits	$459M (#179 of 343)	$654M (#96 of 343)
Internet	599 Mbps (seed tier) (#163 of 343)	897 Mbps (seed tier) (#40 of 343)
Radon	112 Bq/m³ (#113 of 238)	35 Bq/m³ (#234 of 238)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	7.36 mills (#54 of 57)	No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Ottawa · Qualicum Beach

70XP

Challenger A

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#5 of 343

Top 5DirectSurface

VSDead heat

65XP

#15

Challenger B

Qualicum Beach

British Columbia

Town9,303 pop#15 of 343

Direct

Matchup verdict · Dead heat

Ottawa3vs3Qualicum Beach

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: 70% vs 65%Arena rank #5 vs #15

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Ottawa edge

OttawaEdge

70%70%#5 of 7

+5 XP

Qualicum Beach

65%65%#15 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Ottawa edge

OttawaEdge

112 mg/L83%#285 of 343

+24 XP

Qualicum Beach

159 mg/L59%#202 of 343

Building permits

Qualicum Beach edge

Ottawa

$459M48%#179 of 343

−24 XP

Qualicum BeachEdge

$654M72%#96 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

Qualicum Beach edge

Ottawa

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

−36 XP

Qualicum BeachEdge

897 Mbps (seed tier)89%#40 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Qualicum Beach edge

Ottawa

112 Bq/m³47%#113 of 238

−51 XP

Qualicum BeachEdge

35 Bq/m³98%#234 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Ottawa

No data—

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Qualicum Beach

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Ottawa edge

OttawaEdge

7.36 mills95%#54 of 57

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Qualicum Beach

No data—

Final tally · category wins

Ottawa

Categories won

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Qualicum Beach

Categories won

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