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→Pensacola
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,799/mo
$1,752/mo
Median home price
Median home price
$456k
$303k
$153k less than Eugene
State income tax
State income tax
8.8%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,805/mo
$6,581/mo
Pensacola has $776/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
206 days
226 days
20 more than Eugene
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
2 days
6 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
1 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Pensacola edges ahead on pleasant days, but both cities have comparable comfort overall.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
75 / 100
69 / 100
6.0 pts behind Eugene
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
9 routes
11 routes
Metro size
Metro size
381k metro
530k metro
Eugene and Pensacola have similar event volume.
the verdict
1
Eugene
categories won
4
Pensacola
categories won
Pensacola wins this comparison, leading on money and weather.
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