01 · the cities
Eugene
Eugene is Track Town USA (Hayward Field is the spiritual home of American distance running), the University of Oregon, and a hippie-academic-outdoorsy culture that's been here since the '60s and isn't going anywhere. The Willamette and McKenzie rivers meet just outside town. Saturday Market downtown has been running for over 50 years. Coffee and craft beer are taken seriously. Misty in winter, glorious in summer.
full dispatch→Greenville
Greenville built a city around a waterfall. The Reedy River drops right through downtown in Falls Park, with a suspension bridge curving over it that locals show off like a trophy. Main Street is a textbook of how to revitalize a small American city: brick, trees, patios, and a steady stream of festivals. BMW's largest factory in the world is a few miles up the road. The Blue Ridge foothills start just outside town.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,799/mo
$1,551/mo
$248/mo less than Eugene (16%)
Median home price
Median home price
$456k
$311k
$144k less than Eugene
State income tax
State income tax
8.8%
6.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,805/mo
$6,241/mo
Greenville has $436/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
206 days
202 days
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
2 days
4 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
1 days
5 days
days below 20°F per year
Eugene and Greenville have remarkably similar weather profiles overall.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
75 / 100
69 / 100
6.0 pts behind Eugene
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
9 routes
20 routes
11 more direct routes than Eugene
Metro size
Metro size
381k metro
975k metro
Eugene has 1.2x more events per month than Greenville.
the verdict
1
Eugene
categories won
5
Greenville
categories won
Greenville wins this comparison, leading on money.
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