Civic arena matchup

Ottawa vs Welland

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 Welland — City Score 2025

Ottawa: 72% (#1 of 343). Welland: 67% (#11 of 343). Pillar wins: Ottawa 4, Welland 2.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarOttawaWelland
City Score72% (#1 of 6)67% (#11 of 5)
Drinking water21 mg/L (#341 of 343)181 mg/L (#146 of 343)
Building permits$2,061 (#7 of 10)No data
Internet635 Mbps (seed tier) (#146 of 343)900 Mbps (seed tier) (#82 of 343)
Radon112 Bq/m³ (#113 of 238)57 Bq/m³ (#210 of 238)
HazardsNo dataNo data
Property tax7.36 mills (#54 of 57)No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Ottawa · Welland

72XP
♛
#1

Challenger A

Ottawa

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#1 of 343
ChampionDirectSurface
VS
67XP
#11

Challenger B

Welland

Ontario

City56k pop#11 of 343
Rising

Matchup verdict · Ottawa on the board

Ottawa4vs2Welland

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

City Score XP: 72% vs 67%Arena rank #1 vs #11

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
72%72%#1 of 6
+5 XP
Welland
67%67%#11 of 5

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
21 mg/L99%#341 of 343
+56 XP
Welland
181 mg/L43%#146 of 343

Building permits

Ottawa edge
OttawaEdge
$2,06140%#7 of 10
—
Welland
No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Welland edge
Ottawa
635 Mbps (seed tier)58%#146 of 343
−18 XP
WellandEdge
900 Mbps (seed tier)76%#82 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Welland edge
Ottawa
112 Bq/m³47%#113 of 238
−41 XP
WellandEdge
57 Bq/m³88%#210 of 238

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap
Ottawa
No data—
—
Welland
No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

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

Final tally · category wins

Ottawa

4

Categories won

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Welland

2

Categories won

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