Civic arena matchup

Ottawa vs Stratford

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 Stratford — City Score 2025

Ottawa: 62% (#31 of 343). Stratford: 62% (#28 of 343). Pillar wins: Ottawa 2, Stratford 3, 1 tied.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Ottawa	Stratford
City Score	62% (#31 of 7)	62% (#28 of 7)
Drinking water	112 mg/L (#285 of 343)	235 mg/L (#69 of 343)
Building permits	$459M (#179 of 343)	$537M (#146 of 343)
Internet	441 Mbps (seed tier) (#163 of 343)	727 Mbps (seed tier) (#14 of 343)
Radon	262 Bq/m³ (#30 of 343)	85 Bq/m³ (#277 of 343)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	7.12 mills (#323 of 343)	11.23 mills (#115 of 343)

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62XP

#31

Challenger A

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#31 of 343

RisingDirectSurface

62XP

♛

#28

Challenger B

Stratford

Ontario

Census_agglomeration33k pop#28 of 343

RisingDirectGroundwater

Matchup verdict · Stratford on the board

Ottawa2vs3Stratford

Stratford takes the night 3–2 with 1 even on scored pillars. Ottawa still wins individual categories — the scoreboard tells the fuller story.

City Score XP: 62% vs 62%Arena rank #31 vs #281 tied

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Even split

Ottawa

62%62%#31 of 7

Even

Stratford

62%62%#28 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Ottawa edge

OttawaEdge

112 mg/L83%#285 of 343

+63 XP

Stratford

235 mg/L20%#69 of 343

Building permits

Stratford edge

Ottawa

$459M48%#179 of 343

−10 XP

StratfordEdge

$537M58%#146 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

Stratford edge

Ottawa

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

−43 XP

StratfordEdge

727 Mbps (seed tier)96%#14 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Stratford edge

Ottawa

262 Bq/m³9%#30 of 343

−72 XP

StratfordEdge

85 Bq/m³81%#277 of 343

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Ottawa

No data—

—

Stratford

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Ottawa edge

OttawaEdge

7.12 mills94%#323 of 343

+60 XP

Stratford

11.23 mills34%#115 of 343

Final tally · category wins

Ottawa

Categories won

1 tied

Stratford

Categories won

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