Civic arena matchup

Calgary vs Edmonton

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.

Calgary vs Edmonton — City Score 2025

Calgary: 49% (#187 of 343). Edmonton: 55% (#83 of 343). Pillar wins: Calgary 1, Edmonton 5.

Head-to-head pillar standings
Pillar	Calgary	Edmonton
City Score	49% (#187 of 7)	55% (#83 of 7)
Drinking water	191 mg/L (#132 of 343)	177 mg/L (#153 of 343)
Building permits	$5,102 (#6 of 25)	$3,667 (#12 of 25)
Internet	176 Mbps (seed tier) (#256 of 343)	215 Mbps (seed tier) (#240 of 343)
Radon	135 Bq/m³ (#62 of 327)	114 Bq/m³ (#102 of 327)
Hazards	0.047 PGA (#163 of 343)	0.030 PGA (#281 of 343)
Property tax	No data	No data

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49XP

#187

Challenger A

Calgary

Alberta

Census_metropolitan_area1.5M pop#187 of 343

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55XP

♛

#83

Challenger B

Edmonton

Alberta

Census_metropolitan_area1.4M pop#83 of 343

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Matchup verdict · Edmonton on the board

Calgary1vs5Edmonton

Edmonton takes the night 5–1 on scored pillars. Calgary still wins individual categories — the scoreboard tells the fuller story.

City Score XP: 49% vs 55%Arena rank #187 vs #83

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

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

City Score

Edmonton edge

Calgary

49%49%#187 of 7

−6 XP

EdmontonEdge

55%55%#83 of 7

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Edmonton edge

Calgary

191 mg/L38%#132 of 343

−7 XP

EdmontonEdge

177 mg/L45%#153 of 343

Building permits

Calgary edge

CalgaryEdge

$5,10280%#6 of 25

+24 XP

Edmonton

$3,66756%#12 of 25

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Edmonton edge

Calgary

176 Mbps (seed tier)26%#256 of 343

−4 XP

EdmontonEdge

215 Mbps (seed tier)30%#240 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Edmonton edge

Calgary

135 Bq/m³19%#62 of 327

−12 XP

EdmontonEdge

114 Bq/m³31%#102 of 327

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

Edmonton edge

Calgary

0.047 PGA48%#163 of 343

−34 XP

EdmontonEdge

0.030 PGA82%#281 of 343

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

No overlap

Calgary

No data—

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Edmonton

No data—

Final tally · category wins

Calgary

Categories won

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Edmonton

Categories won

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