Climate
Blenheim logs 229 sunny days a year to Wellington's 226 — Blenheim wins by 3. Blenheim also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
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Cost of Living
Wellington averages $2,666/mo for balanced living; Blenheim has no cost baseline yet.
Wellington
$2,666monthly · balanced
Mobility
Wellington scores 3.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Blenheim has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Wellington's culture score of 2.6 sits well above Blenheim's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Wellington scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Blenheim has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Wellington scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Blenheim has no safety baseline.
Career
Wellington scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Blenheim has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Wellington scores 3.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Blenheim has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Wellington scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Blenheim has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Wellington scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Blenheim has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Wellington scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Blenheim has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Blenheim averages 5.9 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Wellington's 6.2 µg/m³ (good) — Blenheim breathes ~4% cleaner air (0.3 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Blenheim (29K) and Wellington (154K) are 5.4x in population — Wellington is the larger metro, Blenheim the smaller.
Wellington is roughly 5.4x the scale of Blenheim
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
City Scale Rankings
Who Thrives Here
Wellington is the stronger fit for the english speaker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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