Civic arena matchup
Ottawa vs Toronto
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 Toronto — City Score 2025
Ottawa: 66% (#7 of 343). Toronto: 62% (#23 of 343). Pillar wins: Ottawa 3, Toronto 4.
| Pillar | Ottawa | Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| City Score | 66% (#7 of 7) | 62% (#23 of 8) |
| Drinking water | 21 mg/L (#341 of 343) | 121 mg/L (#258 of 343) |
| Building permits | $2,061 (#7 of 10) | $4,075 (#11 of 25) |
| Internet | 635 Mbps (seed tier) (#146 of 343) | 950 Mbps (seed tier) (#75 of 343) |
| Radon | 112 Bq/m³ (#111 of 327) | 60 Bq/m³ (#277 of 327) |
| Hazards | 0.159 PGA (#52 of 343) | 0.077 PGA (#106 of 343) |
| Property tax | 7.36 mills (#54 of 57) | 7.46 mills (#53 of 57) |
Matchup verdict · Toronto on the board
Toronto takes the night 4–3 on scored pillars. Ottawa still wins individual categories — the scoreboard tells the fuller story.
Pillar duel boards
Metric-by-metric face-off
One row per pillar — Ottawa left, Toronto 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
3
Categories won
Toronto
4
Categories won
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