Civic arena matchup
Ottawa vs St. Catharines
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 St. Catharines — City Score 2025
Ottawa: 72% (#1 of 343). St. Catharines: 64% (#16 of 343). Pillar wins: Ottawa 4, St. Catharines 2.
| Pillar | Ottawa | St. Catharines |
|---|---|---|
| City Score | 72% (#1 of 6) | 64% (#16 of 6) |
| Drinking water | 21 mg/L (#341 of 343) | 130 mg/L (#235 of 343) |
| Building permits | $3.1B (#6 of 10) | No data |
| Internet | 635 Mbps (seed tier) (#146 of 343) | 895 Mbps (seed tier) (#84 of 343) |
| Radon | 112 Bq/m³ (#113 of 238) | 57 Bq/m³ (#208 of 238) |
| Hazards | No data | No data |
| Property tax | 7.36 mills (#54 of 57) | 13.23 mills (#34 of 57) |
Matchup verdict · Ottawa on the board
Ottawa takes the night 4–2 on scored pillars. St. Catharines still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.
Pillar duel boards
Metric-by-metric face-off
One row per pillar — Ottawa left, St. Catharines right, delta in the middle. Bars mirror toward centre.
City Score
Drinking water
Lower hardness rank wins on standing
Building permits
Internet
ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier
Radon
Lower indoor radon wins
Hazards
Lower seismic PGA wins
Property tax
Lower mill rate wins
Final tally · category wins
Ottawa
4
Categories won
St. Catharines
2
Categories won
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