Brighton logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Bristol's 3 — Bristol wins by 3. Brighton also leads on frost days by 20.

Brighton runs about $2,752/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Bristol's $2,388/mo — Bristol comes in $364 cheaper each month, roughly 15% less.

On mobility, Bristol scores 3.2 vs Brighton's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on airport accessibility. Brighton still holds an edge on walkability.

Bristol's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Brighton's 3.6, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Brighton and Bristol score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.2 vs 4.0, 0–5 scale).

Brighton's safety score of 3.9 sits well above Bristol's 3.5, with the biggest gap on flooding safety.

Bristol's career score of 3.6 sits well above Brighton's 2.8, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.

Brighton and Bristol score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.9 vs 3.9, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Bristol scores 3.6 vs Brighton's 3.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on food delivery.

On family, Bristol scores 3.1 vs Brighton's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

Brighton and Bristol score neck-and-neck on healthcare (3.4 vs 3.4, 0–5 scale).

Brighton averages 8.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Bristol's 8.1 µg/m³ (good) — Bristol breathes ~0% cleaner air (0.0 µg/m³ lower).

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