Penticton sits at City Score rank #307 with a standing of 41%, from 6 of 8 open-data pillars (tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, growth, safety). Missing pillars score at median standing so thin coverage cannot inflate the rank. Rising 17 places versus 2022 (#324 → #307).
Latest owned placements: indoor radon rank #51 of 327 at 144 Bq/m³ survey mean. Full tables and method notes live on each study edition; atlas readings for the same slug open from the topic buttons.
Among Canadian cities on the hub, Penticton carries a City Score standing of 41% (rank #307 of 343) with 6 of 8 pillars observed. That sits 7 points below the British Columbia peer average across 58 ranked cities. Within British Columbia, Penticton ranks #47 of 58 on City Score.
The strongest signal in the current chart is population growth (standing 52%, rank #165 of 343, +1.2% annual growth). The weakest observed pillar is police-reported crime severity (standing 14%, rank #14 of 102, 144.8 CSI). Crime severity uses the Statistics Canada police-service CSI mapped to Penticton, British Columbia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, municipal (table 35100063), not a regional proxy.
Drinking-water hardness on the water atlas reads 208 mg/L as CaCO₃ for Penticton. Compare that figure to the hardness pillar on the chart and to the national hardness guide on the hub.
