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: 62% (#31 of 343). Toronto: 47% (#213 of 343). Pillar wins: Ottawa 4, Toronto 2.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarOttawaToronto
City Score62% (#31 of 7)47% (#213 of 7)
Drinking water112 mg/L (#285 of 343)157 mg/L (#205 of 343)
Building permits$459M (#179 of 343)$374M (#213 of 343)
Internet441 Mbps (seed tier) (#163 of 343)523 Mbps (seed tier) (#113 of 343)
Radon262 Bq/m³ (#30 of 343)157 Bq/m³ (#169 of 343)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax7.12 mills (#323 of 343)12.55 mills (#48 of 343)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Ottawa · Toronto

62XP
#31

Challenger A

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#31 of 343
RisingDirectSurface
VS
47XP
#213

Challenger B

Toronto

Ontario

City2.8M pop#213 of 343
DroppingDirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Ottawa on the board

Ottawa4vs2Toronto

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

City Score XP: 62% vs 47%Arena rank #31 vs #213

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

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
62%62%#31 of 7
+15 XP
Toronto
47%47%#213 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
112 mg/L83%#285 of 343
+23 XP
Toronto
157 mg/L60%#205 of 343

Building permits

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
$459M48%#179 of 343
+10 XP
Toronto
$374M38%#213 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

Toronto edge
Ottawa
441 Mbps (seed tier)53%#163 of 343
−14 XP
TorontoEdge
523 Mbps (seed tier)67%#113 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Toronto edge
Ottawa
262 Bq/m³9%#30 of 343
−40 XP
TorontoEdge
157 Bq/m³49%#169 of 343

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Ottawa
No data
Toronto
No data

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
7.12 mills94%#323 of 343
+80 XP
Toronto
12.55 mills14%#48 of 343

Final tally · category wins

Ottawa

4

Categories won

Toronto

2

Categories won

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