Atlanta logs 24 frost days a year to Nashville's 45 — Atlanta wins by 21. Atlanta also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.

Atlanta runs about $3,400/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Nashville's $3,482/mo — Atlanta comes in $82 cheaper each month, roughly 2% less.

On mobility, Atlanta scores 2.8 vs Nashville's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on flight connectivity. Nashville still holds an edge on walkability.

Atlanta and Nashville score neck-and-neck on culture (3.8 vs 3.6, 0–5 scale).

Atlanta's nature & outdoors score of 3.8 sits well above Nashville's 3.3, with the biggest gap on green areas.

Atlanta and Nashville score neck-and-neck on safety (2.2 vs 2.2, 0–5 scale).

Atlanta's career score of 4.1 sits well above Nashville's 3.4, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Atlanta and Nashville score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.8 vs 3.7, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Atlanta scores 3.8 vs Nashville's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.

On family, Atlanta scores 3.5 vs Nashville's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

Atlanta and Nashville score neck-and-neck on healthcare (2.1 vs 2.1, 0–5 scale).

Atlanta averages 9.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Nashville's 8.4 µg/m³ (good) — Nashville breathes ~11% cleaner air (1.0 µg/m³ lower).

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