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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

$2,169

less monthly outlay than San Francisco

In Pensacola, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the pensacola entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,752/mo

44% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than San Francisco

vs 9.3% in San Francisco

03after rent

$6,581/mo

$2,169 more than San Francisco

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

04a house here

$303k

76% cheaper than San Francisco

vs $1239k in San Francisco

05metro size

530k

vs 4.6M in San Francisco

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

226

pleasant days a year, in pensacola.

San Francisco gets 312 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

San Francisco hosts 9.9× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

69/100

17% lower than San Francisco

vs 83/100 in San Francisco

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

·walk score®

64/100

35% lower than San Francisco

vs 99/100 in San Francisco

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

11

90% fewer than San Francisco

vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco

04 · see also

if pensacola appeals, also worth a look:

see also

eugene

better park access

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daytona beach

similar overall lifestyle

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greenville

more things to do

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compare pensacola with:

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