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Pensacola, FL cityscape

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Pensacola

fl · metro 530k

photo: Viktoria B. / pexels

a dispatch from

pensacola

FL

30.42°N

87.22°W

Pensacola is the Blue Angels' home base (you can watch their practices for free at the National Naval Aviation Museum), with sugar-white sand beaches on the Gulf and a charming historic district that goes back to the Spanish. It's the western-most Florida city, closer to New Orleans than to Miami in feel. Affordable, sunny, and serious about seafood.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$32

lighter monthly cost than Daytona Beach

Cost barely budges between Pensacola and Daytona Beach. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the pensacola entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,752/mo

2% cheaper than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Daytona Beach

03after rent

$6,581/mo

$32 more than Daytona Beach

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$303k

8% cheaper than Daytona Beach

vs $331k in Daytona Beach

05metro size

530k

vs 722k in Daytona Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

226

pleasant days a year, in pensacola.

Daytona Beach only manages 212 of those.

86% more happening than in Daytona Beach.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

69/100

10% higher than Daytona Beach

vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach

Closest outdoor draw: Gulf Islands National Seashore, 6.9 mi.

·walk score®

64/100

18% lower than Daytona Beach

vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

11

450% more than Daytona Beach

vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach

04 · see also

cities that play in pensacola's register:

see also

eugene

better park access

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see also

greenville

more things to do

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see also

myrtle beach

better weather

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