Civic arena matchup

Ottawa vs Surrey

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 Surrey — City Score 2025

Ottawa: 72% (#1 of 343). Surrey: 63% (#20 of 343). Pillar wins: Ottawa 4, Surrey 2.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarOttawaSurrey
City Score72% (#1 of 6)63% (#20 of 6)
Drinking water21 mg/L (#341 of 343)22 mg/L (#339 of 343)
Building permits$2,061 (#7 of 10)$3,301 (#14 of 25)
Internet635 Mbps (seed tier) (#146 of 343)446 Mbps (seed tier) (#183 of 343)
Radon112 Bq/m³ (#113 of 238)35 Bq/m³ (#237 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax7.36 mills (#54 of 57)No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Ottawa · Surrey

72XP
♛
#1

Challenger A

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#1 of 343
ChampionDirectSurface
VS
63XP
#20

Challenger B

Surrey

British Columbia

City618k pop#20 of 343
DirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Ottawa on the board

Ottawa4vs2Surrey

Ottawa takes the night 4–2 on scored pillars. Surrey still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 72% vs 63%Arena rank #1 vs #20

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
72%72%#1 of 6
+9 XP
Surrey
63%63%#20 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
21 mg/L99%#341 of 343
Even
Surrey
22 mg/L99%#339 of 343

Building permits

Surrey edge
Ottawa
$2,06140%#7 of 10
−8 XP
SurreyEdge
$3,30148%#14 of 25

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
635 Mbps (seed tier)58%#146 of 343
+11 XP
Surrey
446 Mbps (seed tier)47%#183 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Surrey edge
Ottawa
112 Bq/m³47%#113 of 238
−53 XP
SurreyEdge
35 Bq/m³100%#237 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Ottawa
No data—
—
Surrey
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

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

Final tally · category wins

Ottawa

4

Categories won

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Surrey

2

Categories won

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