Civic arena matchup

Markham 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.

Markham vs Niagara Falls — City Score 2025

Markham: 68% (#3 of 343). Niagara Falls: 68% (#4 of 343). Pillar wins: Markham 4, Niagara Falls 1, 2 tied.

Head-to-head pillar standings
PillarMarkhamNiagara Falls
City Score68% (#3 of 7)68% (#4 of 6)
Drinking water126 mg/L (#243 of 343)126 mg/L (#244 of 343)
Building permits$11,081 (#2 of 25)No data
Internet1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#42 of 343)1000 Mbps (seed tier) (#46 of 343)
Radon60 Bq/m³ (#269 of 327)57 Bq/m³ (#282 of 327)
Hazards0.061 PGA (#125 of 343)0.100 PGA (#78 of 343)
Property tax7.00 mills (#57 of 57)No data

Full City Score table · Permalink · Markham · Niagara Falls

68XP
♛
#3

Challenger A

Markham

Ontario

City340k pop#3 of 343
Top 3RisingDirect+1 earned
VS
68XP
#4

Challenger B

Niagara Falls

Ontario

City94k pop#4 of 343
Top 4RisingDirect+1 earned

Matchup verdict · Markham on the board

Markham4vs1Niagara Falls

Markham takes the night 4–1 with 2 even on scored pillars. Niagara Falls still leads where the raw readings say so — open each category below.

City Score XP: 68% vs 68%Arena rank #3 vs #42 tied

Pillar duel boards

Metric-by-metric face-off

One row per pillar — Markham left, Niagara Falls right, delta in the middle. Bars mirror toward centre.

City Score

Even split
Markham
68%68%#3 of 7
Even
Niagara Falls
68%68%#4 of 6

Drinking water

Lower hardness rank wins on standing

Even split
Markham
126 mg/L71%#243 of 343
Even
Niagara Falls
126 mg/L71%#244 of 343

Building permits

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
$11,08196%#2 of 25
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Niagara Falls
No data—

Internet

ISED National Broadband Data — advertised availability tier

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
1000 Mbps (seed tier)88%#42 of 343
+1 XP
Niagara Falls
1000 Mbps (seed tier)87%#46 of 343

Radon

Lower indoor radon wins

Niagara Falls edge
Markham
60 Bq/m³82%#269 of 327
−4 XP
Niagara FallsEdge
57 Bq/m³86%#282 of 327

Hazards

Lower seismic PGA wins

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
0.061 PGA36%#125 of 343
+13 XP
Niagara Falls
0.100 PGA23%#78 of 343

Property tax

Lower mill rate wins

Markham edge
MarkhamEdge
7.00 mills100%#57 of 57
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Niagara Falls
No data—

Final tally · category wins

Markham

4

Categories won

2 tied

Niagara Falls

1

Categories won

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