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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

$40

below Montgomery's monthly cost

A near-tie on cost. What separates Pensacola is the life around the numbers.
landable, recorded on the pensacola entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,752/mo

27% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$417/mo less in state tax than Montgomery

vs 5% in Montgomery

03after rent

$6,581/mo

$40 more than Montgomery

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

04a house here

$303k

43% more expensive than Montgomery

vs $212k in Montgomery

05metro size

530k

vs 385k in Montgomery

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

226

pleasant days a year, in pensacola.

Montgomery only manages 181 of those.

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

69/100

57% higher than Montgomery

vs 44/100 in Montgomery

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

·walk score®

64/100

5% higher than Montgomery

vs 61/100 in Montgomery

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

11

267% more than Montgomery

vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as pensacola:

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eugene

better park access

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daytona beach

similar overall lifestyle

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greenville

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