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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

$225

pricier each month than Tallahassee

Pensacola costs more than Tallahassee, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the pensacola entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,752/mo

15% more expensive than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Tallahassee

03after rent

$6,581/mo

$225 less than Tallahassee

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

04a house here

$303k

5% more expensive than Tallahassee

vs $289k in Tallahassee

05metro size

530k

vs 393k in Tallahassee

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

226

pleasant days a year, in pensacola.

Tallahassee only logs 186 pleasant days.

1200% more happening than in Tallahassee.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

69/100

19% higher than Tallahassee

vs 58/100 in Tallahassee

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

·walk score®

64/100

17% lower than Tallahassee

vs 77/100 in Tallahassee

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

11

57% more than Tallahassee

vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee

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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