Civic arena matchup
Barrie vs Niagara Falls
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 Niagara Falls — City Score 2025
Barrie: 70% (#1 of 343). Niagara Falls: 68% (#4 of 343). Pillar wins: Barrie 4, Niagara Falls 3.
| Pillar | Barrie | Niagara Falls |
|---|---|---|
| City Score | 70% (#1 of 8) | 68% (#4 of 6) |
| Drinking water | 129 mg/L (#236 of 343) | 126 mg/L (#244 of 343) |
| Building permits | $4,789 (#9 of 25) | No data |
| Internet | 565 Mbps (seed tier) (#159 of 343) | 1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#46 of 343) |
| Radon | 87 Bq/m³ (#221 of 327) | 57 Bq/m³ (#282 of 327) |
| Hazards | 0.041 PGA (#196 of 343) | 0.100 PGA (#78 of 343) |
| Property tax | 14.12 mills (#30 of 57) | No data |
Matchup verdict · Barrie on the board
Barrie takes the night 4–3 on scored pillars. Niagara Falls still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.
Pillar duel boards
Metric-by-metric face-off
One row per pillar — Barrie left, Niagara Falls right, delta in the middle. Bars mirror toward centre.
City Score
Drinking water
Lower hardness rank wins on standing
Building permits
Internet
ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier
Radon
Lower indoor radon wins
Hazards
Lower seismic PGA wins
Property tax
Lower mill rate wins
Final tally · category wins
Barrie
4
Categories won
Niagara Falls
3
Categories won
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