01 · the cities
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 88 cities pretending to be one, connected by freeways and a shared love of really good tacos. Every neighborhood is its own scene: surfers in Venice, the Korean grandmas of K-town, mountains rising behind Pasadena, Persian rugs in Westwood. The light at golden hour is so good it makes Instagram filters jealous. Roll the windows down at golden hour, put on a playlist, and let the city stretch out.
full dispatch→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→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,899/mo
$1,799/mo
$1,100/mo less than Los Angeles (61%)
Median home price
Median home price
$1.0M
$456k
$574k less than Los Angeles
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
8.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,659/mo
$5,805/mo
Eugene has $1,146/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
283 days
206 days
77 fewer than Los Angeles
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
19 days
2 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
1 days
days below 20°F per year
Los Angeles has 17 more days above 95°F each year than Eugene.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
67 / 100
75 / 100
8.0 pts ahead of Los Angeles
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
150 routes
9 routes
141 fewer direct routes than Los Angeles
Metro size
Metro size
12.8M metro
381k metro
Los Angeles has 12.9x more events per month than Eugene.
the verdict
2
Los Angeles
categories won
6
Eugene
categories won
Eugene leads on money and wins overall.
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