Civic arena matchup

Hamilton vs Vaughan

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.

Hamilton vs Vaughan — City Score 2025

Hamilton: 64% (#12 of 343). Vaughan: 64% (#14 of 343). Pillar wins: Hamilton 2, Vaughan 4, 1 tied.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarHamiltonVaughan
City Score64% (#12 of 8)64% (#14 of 6)
Drinking water120 mg/L (#262 of 343)128 mg/L (#238 of 343)
Building permits$2,929 (#16 of 25)No data
Internet835 Mbps (seed tier) (#102 of 343)1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#60 of 343)
Radon85 Bq/m³ (#228 of 327)60 Bq/m³ (#278 of 327)
Hazards0.078 PGA (#101 of 343)0.058 PGA (#134 of 343)
Property tax9.29 mills (#49 of 57)7.34 mills (#55 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Hamilton · Vaughan

64XP
#12

Challenger A

Hamilton

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area785k pop#12 of 343
8/8 pillarsDirect
VS
64XP
♛
#14

Challenger B

Vaughan

Ontario

City320k pop#14 of 343
DirectSurface

Matchup verdict · Vaughan on the board

Hamilton2vs4Vaughan

Vaughan takes the night 4–2 with 1 even on scored pillars. Hamilton still wins individual categories — the scoreboard tells the fuller story.

City Score XP: 64% vs 64%Arena rank #12 vs #141 tied

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Even split
Hamilton
64%64%#12 of 8
Even
Vaughan
64%64%#14 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
120 mg/L76%#262 of 343
+7 XP
Vaughan
128 mg/L69%#238 of 343

Building permits

Hamilton edge
HamiltonEdge
$2,92940%#16 of 25
—
Vaughan
No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Vaughan edge
Hamilton
835 Mbps (seed tier)71%#102 of 343
−12 XP
VaughanEdge
1000 Mbps (seed tier)83%#60 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Vaughan edge
Hamilton
85 Bq/m³70%#228 of 327
−15 XP
VaughanEdge
60 Bq/m³85%#278 of 327

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

Vaughan edge
Hamilton
0.078 PGA29%#101 of 343
−10 XP
VaughanEdge
0.058 PGA39%#134 of 343

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Vaughan edge
Hamilton
9.29 mills86%#49 of 57
−10 XP
VaughanEdge
7.34 mills96%#55 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Hamilton

2

Categories won

1 tied

Vaughan

4

Categories won

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