Civic arena matchup

Barrie vs Guelph

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.

Barrie vs Guelph — City Score 2025

Barrie: 70% (#1 of 343). Guelph: 51% (#151 of 343). Pillar wins: Barrie 5, Guelph 2.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Barrie	Guelph
City Score	70% (#1 of 8)	51% (#151 of 8)
Drinking water	129 mg/L (#236 of 343)	460 mg/L (#1 of 343)
Building permits	$4,789 (#9 of 25)	$2,718 (#17 of 25)
Internet	565 Mbps (seed tier) (#159 of 343)	853 Mbps (seed tier) (#95 of 343)
Radon	87 Bq/m³ (#221 of 327)	131 Bq/m³ (#70 of 327)
Hazards	0.041 PGA (#196 of 343)	0.047 PGA (#164 of 343)
Property tax	14.12 mills (#30 of 57)	11.93 mills (#42 of 57)

Full City Score table · Permalink · Barrie · Guelph

70XP

♛

Challenger A

Barrie

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area213k pop#1 of 343

Champion8/8 pillars

51XP

#151

Challenger B

Guelph

Ontario

Census_metropolitan_area166k pop#151 of 343

8/8 pillarsDroppingDirect+5 earned

Matchup verdict · Barrie on the board

Barrie5vs2Guelph

Barrie takes the night 5–2 on scored pillars. Guelph still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 70% vs 51%Arena rank #1 vs #151

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

70%70%#1 of 8

+19 XP

Guelph

51%51%#151 of 8

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

129 mg/L69%#236 of 343

+69 XP

Guelph

460 mg/L0%#1 of 343

Building permits

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

$4,78968%#9 of 25

+32 XP

Guelph

$2,71836%#17 of 25

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Guelph edge

Barrie

565 Mbps (seed tier)54%#159 of 343

−19 XP

GuelphEdge

853 Mbps (seed tier)73%#95 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

87 Bq/m³68%#221 of 327

+47 XP

Guelph

131 Bq/m³21%#70 of 327

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

Barrie edge

BarrieEdge

0.041 PGA57%#196 of 343

+9 XP

Guelph

0.047 PGA48%#164 of 343

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Guelph edge

Barrie

14.12 mills53%#30 of 57

−21 XP

GuelphEdge

11.93 mills74%#42 of 57

Final tally · category wins

Barrie

Categories won

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Guelph

Categories won

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