Aalst logs 19 frost days a year to Gent's 21 — Aalst wins by 2. Gent also leads on sunny days by 4.

Gent averages $2,625/mo for balanced living; Aalst has no cost baseline yet.

Gent scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Aalst has no mobility baseline.

Gent's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Aalst's 0.0.

Gent scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Aalst has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Gent scores 4.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Aalst has no safety baseline.

Gent scores 3.3 on career (0–5 scale); Aalst has no career baseline.

Gent scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Aalst has no social & community baseline.

Gent scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Aalst has no food & dining baseline.

Gent scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); Aalst has no family baseline.

Gent scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Aalst has no healthcare baseline.

Aalst averages 9.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Gent's 9.7 µg/m³ (good) — Aalst breathes ~4% cleaner air (0.4 µg/m³ lower).

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