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Pensacola

fl · metro 530k

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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

$340

cheaper each month than Greenville

Not a fortune, but real money. Pensacola runs cheaper than Greenville month over month.
landable, recorded on the pensacola entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,752/mo

13% more expensive than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$542/mo less in state tax than Greenville

vs 6.5% in Greenville

03after rent

$6,581/mo

$340 more than Greenville

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

04a house here

$303k

3% cheaper than Greenville

vs $311k in Greenville

05metro size

530k

vs 975k in Greenville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

226

pleasant days a year, in pensacola.

Greenville barely cracks 202 pleasant ones.

On par with Greenville for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

69/100

0% lower than Greenville

vs 69/100 in Greenville

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

·walk score®

64/100

24% lower than Greenville

vs 84/100 in Greenville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

11

45% fewer than Greenville

vs 20 nonstops in Greenville

04 · see also

same energy as pensacola, different zip code:

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eugene

better park access

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daytona beach

similar overall lifestyle

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myrtle beach

better weather

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