Civic arena matchup

Ottawa vs Squamish

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 Squamish — City Score 2025

Ottawa: 72% (#1 of 343). Squamish: 63% (#18 of 343). Pillar wins: Ottawa 5, Squamish 1.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarOttawaSquamish
City Score72% (#1 of 6)63% (#18 of 5)
Drinking water21 mg/L (#341 of 343)139 mg/L (#215 of 343)
Building permits$2,061 (#7 of 10)No data
Internet635 Mbps (seed tier) (#146 of 343)308 Mbps (seed tier) (#213 of 343)
Radon112 Bq/m³ (#113 of 238)35 Bq/m³ (#236 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax7.36 mills (#54 of 57)No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Ottawa · Squamish

72XP
♛
#1

Challenger A

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#1 of 343
ChampionDirectSurface
VS
63XP
#18

Challenger B

Squamish

British Columbia

Census_agglomeration24k pop#18 of 343
RisingGroundwater

Matchup verdict · Ottawa on the board

Ottawa5vs1Squamish

Ottawa takes the night 5–1 on scored pillars. Squamish still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 72% vs 63%Arena rank #1 vs #18

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
72%72%#1 of 6
+9 XP
Squamish
63%63%#18 of 5

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
21 mg/L99%#341 of 343
+36 XP
Squamish
139 mg/L63%#215 of 343

Building permits

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
$2,06140%#7 of 10
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Squamish
No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
635 Mbps (seed tier)58%#146 of 343
+20 XP
Squamish
308 Mbps (seed tier)38%#213 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Squamish edge
Ottawa
112 Bq/m³47%#113 of 238
−52 XP
SquamishEdge
35 Bq/m³99%#236 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Ottawa
No data—
—
Squamish
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
7.36 mills95%#54 of 57
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Squamish
No data—

Final tally · category wins

Ottawa

5

Categories won

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Squamish

1

Categories won

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