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Pensacola, FL cityscape

next stop after kansas city

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

$141

under Kansas City, every month

Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Pensacola is everything that isn't rent.
landable, recorded on the pensacola entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,752/mo

17% more expensive than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$392/mo less in state tax than Kansas City

vs 4.7% in Kansas City

03after rent

$6,581/mo

$141 more than Kansas City

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

04a house here

$303k

7% cheaper than Kansas City

vs $326k in Kansas City

05metro size

530k

vs 2.2M in Kansas City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

226

pleasant days a year, in pensacola.

Kansas City only logs 170 pleasant days.

Lighter on events: Kansas City packs 3.2× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

69/100

23% higher than Kansas City

vs 56/100 in Kansas City

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

·walk score®

64/100

32% lower than Kansas City

vs 94/100 in Kansas City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

11

74% fewer than Kansas City

vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City

04 · see also

cities that play in pensacola's register:

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eugene

better park access

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see also

daytona beach

similar overall lifestyle

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greenville

more things to do

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compare pensacola with:

EugeneDaytona BeachGreenville