Civic arena matchup

Vancouver vs Victoria

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.

Vancouver vs Victoria — City Score 2025

Vancouver: 48% (#204 of 343). Victoria: 52% (#151 of 343). Pillar wins: Vancouver 2, Victoria 4.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Vancouver	Victoria
City Score	48% (#204 of 7)	52% (#151 of 7)
Drinking water	113 mg/L (#282 of 343)	225 mg/L (#85 of 343)
Building permits	$394M (#204 of 343)	$607M (#123 of 343)
Internet	638 Mbps (seed tier) (#54 of 343)	242 Mbps (seed tier) (#255 of 343)
Radon	163 Bq/m³ (#159 of 343)	125 Bq/m³ (#220 of 343)
Hazards	No data	No data
Property tax	11.39 mills (#104 of 343)	8.67 mills (#240 of 343)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Vancouver · Victoria

48XP

#204

Challenger A

Vancouver

British Columbia

City662k pop#204 of 343

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52XP

♛

#151

Challenger B

Victoria

British Columbia

Census_metropolitan_area397k pop#151 of 343

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Matchup verdict · Victoria on the board

Vancouver2vs4Victoria

Victoria takes the night 4–2 on scored pillars. Vancouver still wins individual categories — the scoreboard tells the fuller story.

City Score XP: 48% vs 52%Arena rank #204 vs #151

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Victoria edge

Vancouver

48%48%#204 of 7

−4 XP

VictoriaEdge

52%52%#151 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Vancouver edge

VancouverEdge

113 mg/L82%#282 of 343

+57 XP

Victoria

225 mg/L25%#85 of 343

Building permits

Victoria edge

Vancouver

$394M41%#204 of 343

−23 XP

VictoriaEdge

$607M64%#123 of 343

Internet

ISED seed tier — not per-address speed

Vancouver edge

VancouverEdge

638 Mbps (seed tier)85%#54 of 343

+59 XP

Victoria

242 Mbps (seed tier)26%#255 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Victoria edge

Vancouver

163 Bq/m³46%#159 of 343

−18 XP

VictoriaEdge

125 Bq/m³64%#220 of 343

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

No overlap

Vancouver

No data—

—

Victoria

No data—

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Victoria edge

Vancouver

11.39 mills30%#104 of 343

−40 XP

VictoriaEdge

8.67 mills70%#240 of 343

Final tally · category wins

Vancouver

Categories won

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Victoria

Categories won

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