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Pensacola, FL cityscape

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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

$369

lighter monthly cost than Sarasota

Pensacola gives you room Sarasota doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the pensacola entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,752/mo

17% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Sarasota

03after rent

$6,581/mo

$369 more than Sarasota

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

04a house here

$303k

28% cheaper than Sarasota

vs $423k in Sarasota

05metro size

530k

vs 262k in Sarasota

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

226

pleasant days a year, in pensacola.

Sarasota has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 8.7× Sarasota's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

69/100

17% higher than Sarasota

vs 59/100 in Sarasota

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

·walk score®

64/100

33% lower than Sarasota

vs 96/100 in Sarasota

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

11

83% more than Sarasota

vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota

04 · see also

same energy as pensacola, different zip code:

see also

eugene

better park access

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see also

daytona beach

similar overall lifestyle

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see also

greenville

more things to do

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compare pensacola with:

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