Civic arena matchup
Montreal vs Ottawa
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.
Montreal vs Ottawa — City Score 2025
Montreal: 42% (#292 of 343). Ottawa: 66% (#7 of 343). Pillar wins: Montreal 1, Ottawa 6.
| Pillar | Montreal | Ottawa |
|---|---|---|
| City Score | 42% (#292 of 7) | 66% (#7 of 7) |
| Drinking water | 120 mg/L (#265 of 343) | 21 mg/L (#341 of 343) |
| Building permits | $1,129 (#25 of 25) | $2,061 (#7 of 10) |
| Internet | 982 Mbps (seed tier) (#71 of 343) | 635 Mbps (seed tier) (#146 of 343) |
| Radon | 126 Bq/m³ (#73 of 327) | 112 Bq/m³ (#111 of 327) |
| Hazards | 0.213 PGA (#33 of 343) | 0.159 PGA (#52 of 343) |
| Property tax | No data | 7.36 mills (#54 of 57) |
Matchup verdict · Ottawa on the board
Ottawa takes the night 6–1 on scored pillars. Montreal still wins individual categories — the scoreboard tells the fuller story.
Pillar duel boards
Metric-by-metric face-off
One row per pillar — Montreal left, Ottawa 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
Montreal
1
Categories won
Ottawa
6
Categories won
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